Theories Of Criminology: NYC Bikers Vs. Range Rover

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Nicholas Lavoie 10/26/13 Criminology NYC Bikers vs. Range Rover (Group 2) On September 29, 2013, on New York City's Henry Hudson Parkway, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) driven by motorist Alexian Lien was involved in a vehicular accident with motorcyclist Christopher Cruz. A fifty-block (two-and-a-half-mile) chase by Cruz's companions ensued. Motorcyclist Christopher Cruz was "brake-checking" Lien, which means intentionally braking and slowing to taunt Lien. After Cruz and the others brought Lien to a stop in the middle of the West Side Highway, Lien's Range Rover was surrounded by a group of 20 to 30 motorcycles. It has been said the motorcyclists were first angered when Lien failed to move…show more content…
(Understanding Theories of Criminal Victimization Robert F. Meier and Terance D. Miethe Pg. 475) This theory is strongly reinforced by what occurred September 29th, the New York City Hudson Henry Parkway is no place for your typical road rage and upon seeing what looked to be the start of a conflict Lien should have immediately laid off the bikers to protect his family instead he fed into the teasing of the bikers dragging him into a high-risk environment. Target attractiveness plays a huge role here in this case because there were many vehicles out on the Parkway on this busy Sunday travel yet for unknown reasoning Lien’s Range Rover was chosen, this brings up the questions of whether he did something major to attract the bikers or maybe was it just the fact that he was driving a high end SUV, making him a likely target of the group. Whatever the case may have been had Lien backed off and did as the bikers wished he wouldn’t have been singled out and this story would have never came about. However the last part of this theory plays a substantial role in the whole situation, which is, the absence of guardianship, this was very apparent as there was not a single cop throughout this whole entire scene on a busy highway, typically the cops would be all over something of this nature however on the 29th things were different and for whatever the reason the police failed to respond quickly and the lack of guardianship made this crime unfold into what could have been a fatal attack in the streets of New York

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