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- "You shouldn't have been driving a car without bullet proof glass" Yeah, this attitude in the Bay Area has also befuddled me too. Its the victims fault.
by bradgessler 9y ago
- "You shouldn't have been driving a car without bullet proof glass"
Yeah, this attitude in the Bay Area has also befuddled me too. Its the victims fault.
- DrScump 9y agoBear in mind that local governments view property crime as a form of economic stimulus. You'll be spending money to replace the stolen items, presumably some of that locally, and on repairs, presumably all locally. Meanwhile, whatever money the criminals get back in selling the stolen items (and subsequent profits by their fences) will also presumably be spent locally.
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- Houshalter 9y agoA literal broken window fallacy example. Amazing.
- joombaga 9y agoIt's not quite as fallacious. The negligent window breaker does not profit from the broken window.
- inb4dangshitban 9y agoSeems more like helicopter money, without the goverment middleman
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoI mildly subscribe to this believe too, however it's more likely the police in (highly populated?) areas don't have the time / budget to thoroughly investigate everything. Properly crime + little evidence = contact you're insurer thanks have a nice day.
- DrScump 9y agolittle evidence No evidence collected != little evidence present. I bet pretty much every thief leaves fingerprints now; police haven't taken prints for pure property crimes in years. (In contrast, SJPD did take prints for a car break-in in 1986). Every week, you hear of a neighborhood getting hit by a gang, with 30+ vehicles affected -- total losses well into the felony range. A gang could be shut down in a month if bait cars with GPS-tracked bags were used. Same with front-porch package thefts (always rampant).