In 2005, Van and Casey Neistat locked up bikes in various locations around New York City and shot video of themselves brazenly stealing the bikes in open view. Though they were in view of countless witnesses and even a number of police officers, nobody stopped them.

This year, Casey Neistat repeated the experiment with a hacksaw, crowbar and even a power tool.

Click through for the story and video at the New York Times:

 

Here’s the original video from 2005.

 

In this infamous “Don’t Steal Bikes Bro” video, a couple of bike messengers inflict street justice on a guy they catch stealing a bike. [Violence, Language]

H/T Jenny.