“San Francisco police are getting high praise for their “bait bikes” — the GPS-tracked bicycles they’ve been laying out across the city to lure thieves, who are then pounced upon.

The New York Times this week picked up on the story and posted a video about the crackdown. (At one point, surveillance footage shows a thief being tackled in the act.) Twitter has since lit up with glowing remarks about the program, presumably from the many who have had their bikes stolen in San Francisco.

But not everyone is throwing out compliments.”* The Young Turks hosts Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola break it down.

*Read more here from Kurtis Alexander / San Francisco Gate:
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/05/28/do-s-f-s-bait-bikes-stop-thieves-or-entrap-poor/