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To: Edinburgh evening news

Stop using the term "bikers" to describe antisocial thugs on stolen motorbikes

Stop referring to these groups as bikers and issue an apology to the biking community.

Why is this important?

Edinburghs motorcycle theft epidemic is out of hand. These bikes are being stolen by young thugs and then ridden insanely through Edinburgh, terrorising residents. The Edinburgh Evening News keeps reporting on these stories but Every time they use the term "bikers". These are not bikers they are thugs on motorcycles. This is giving bikers a bad name and giving the public a bad perception of the biking community when in actual fact many biking groups help with charity events and are the polar opposite of this small minority.

Edinburgh and uk

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2018-01-31 09:37:19 +0000

100 signatures reached

2018-01-31 05:02:28 +0000

50 signatures reached

2018-01-30 22:52:52 +0000

25 signatures reached

2018-01-30 22:52:48 +0000

Off to a good start already despite some trolling on Facebook. Thank you all. Just a wee disclaimer. The picture is a stock picture from Google and does not contain the actual people nicking bikes.

2018-01-30 22:13:22 +0000

10 signatures reached