what's your opinion on this ( daily mail link )

[Jokester]

I take it you have all glossed over this ?

I would imagine they would say that if they had been told by the Mail reporter that people had been stealing water before the race had even started and they hadn't completed an investigation yet, yes?

 

[chief barker]

I genuinely think they were stealing /taking the water to send off to Ethiopia.

 

[robfosters]

If they was actually stealing, then it's utterly pathetic and embarrassing. It's water ffs!

 

[ajf]

The article also states that the water station volunteers are told not to get into any altercations when this sort of thing happens.
It's more likely standing helplessly by than actively encouraging them to take it.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I take it you have all glossed over this ?

Quote:
London Marathon have said they are aware of the footage and will be investigating the incident.

Hugh Brasher, Event Director for London Marathon Events Ltd, said: “It’s very disappointing to see water being stolen in this way from the official water stations for our runners.

I don't think their statement holds water.

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[V F]

The pictures just remind me of the 2014 Black Friday fiasco with the Polaroid TV's.

Heh! That was crazy.

 

[bayo000]

surely this has to be staged by DM?

 

[Danthus]

surely this has to be staged by DM?

Are you suggesting the Daily Mail got people to steal water, really?

 

[Mynight]

False flag attack!

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I take it you have all glossed over this ?

Well I didn't miss this.
Has a competitor in many marathons and half marathons this is definitely not minutes into the race.

 

[Danthus]

OK, but he organiser of the marathon said the water was stolen.

 

[Mynight]

Well I didn't miss this.
Has a competitor in many marathons and half marathons this is definitely not minutes into the race.

Maybe that's what the area always looks like .

 

[d_brennen]

LOL minutes into the race. 100,000 empty bottles. Daily Mail logic is infallible, brown people are bad, m'kay?

 

[ZeroG]

OK, but he organiser of the marathon said the water was stolen.

That may be so but were they saying this going on what they were told or what they know?

 

[Danthus]

LOL minutes into the race. 100,000 empty bottles. Daily Mail logic is infallible, brown people are bad, m'kay?

London Marathon have said they are aware of the footage and will be investigating the incident.

Hugh Brasher, Event Director for London Marathon Events Ltd, said: “It’s very disappointing to see water being stolen in this way from the official water stations for our runners.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

LOL minutes into the race. 100,000 empty bottles. Daily Mail logic is infallible, brown people are bad, m'kay?

From my experience those runners are probably doing around 15+ minutes/mile and Deptford is 7.5 miles into the Marathon.
The last car is usually doing a 5 hour marathon and I'm sure the article said the last bus had gone past.

 

[Safetytrousers]

If these people are so keen on Buxton water (not needed any more for most of the runners if at 1:15pm) I say let them have it. I can't see that there is a lucrative market for stolen water.
Where does the unused water normally go? It can't be sold, so it must either be thrown away or go to charity. These people seem to be people who need the charity of water and they are saving it from having to be collected and transported.

 

[Danthus]

The article says
'The mob were pictured descending on tables laid out with liquid just after the 26.2 mile event started'
and then just under that says:
'The theft is understood to have taken place at 1:15pm '
1:15pm is well after most of the runners would have gone past as has been pointed out above.

If these people are so keen on Buxton water (not needed any more for most of the runners if at 1:15pm) I say let them have it. I can't see that there is a lucrative market for stolen water.

But no one said they could have it according to the organisers.

 

[Mynight]

If these people are so keen on Buxton water (not needed any more for most of the runners if at 1:15pm) I say let them have it. I can't see that there is a lucrative market for stolen water.

I don't think reselling value comes into play when sentencing for theft.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

The article says
'The mob were pictured descending on tables laid out with liquid just after the 26.2 mile event started'
and then just under that says:
'The theft is understood to have taken place at 1:15pm '
1:15pm is well after most of the runners would have gone past as has been pointed out above.

If these people are so keen to have water (not needed any more for most of the runners if at 1:15pm) I say let them have it. I can't see that there is a lucrative market for stolen water.

The Marathon started at 10:10am and the water taken at 13:15pm
Deptford is 7.5 miles from the start and even if the 'runners' were walking they should have got there in 150 minutes at average walking speed.
That's 24 min/mile