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A similar analogy, but one with an entirely different outcome could be having a lock on your door or not having one. If you don't have a lock on your door, you'
by mike-cardwell 16y ago
A similar analogy, but one with an entirely different outcome could be having a lock on your door or not having one. If you don't have a lock on your door, you'll probably get away with it for a while, but eventually you'll be burgled.
- Jach 16y agoDo burglars wander the streets at night testing doors of random places to see if they're locked? If we put the issue to cars instead of houses, there are a lot of people who would rather have their stereo stolen than have their stereo stolen and window broken. To me most locks are more peace-of-mind security. I just don't buy that lacking some form of security dooms you to whatever penalties the security may have protected against, if indeed any.
- plusbryan 16y agoFWIW, burglars do sometimes test doors randomly. This is speaking from experience of being almost-burgled while my door was unlocked.
- JonnieCache 16y ago>Do burglars wander the streets at night testing doors of random places to see if they're locked? Yes. Criminals are oddly enough generally pretty good at cost-benefit analysis. At least in the short term.
- ultrasaurus 16y agoI had my car robbed a few weeks ago, they took a 4 year old GPS and $2 in change. I still feel wronged (it's a little annoying) but I still don't lock my doors (the amortized cost seems to be about $15/year where I tend to park. It's 99% about the time/money trade-off and 1% about what's morally right.