>Telling the criminals, publicly and in detail, exactly how you know it's them is also extremely useful -- to them! -- in that they know what not to do the next

>Telling the criminals, publicly and in detail, exactly how you know it's them is also extremely useful -- to them! -- in that they know what not to do the next time around. Great point, although I wonder, isn't the goal for them to not do it again next time anyway? Seems appropriate to weigh the costs and benefits of continued detection versus sunlight as a disinfectant.