> the likelihood of getting caught does. This. Many crimes are barely enforced; I'm thinking of some kinds of moving-traffic offences such as using a phone wh

> the likelihood of getting caught does. This. Many crimes are barely enforced; I'm thinking of some kinds of moving-traffic offences such as using a phone while driving. Because it's not enforced, people keep doing it; so the government increases the fines. But increasing the fines has zero effect, if everyone knows the law isn't enforced.