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Is that a difficult question, or is there some trick portion of it that we'll fall under if we answer? Just give the bike back, pay any damages, if it's gone,
by zo1 4y ago
Is that a difficult question, or is there some trick portion of it that we'll fall under if we answer?
Just give the bike back, pay any damages, if it's gone, then pay the value of the bike, some jail time, community service, any/all of the above. This is not a hard problem: people are behaving like children, taking what is not theirs and breaking social agreements/boundaries. So treat them like children and do the adult equivalent of "get a spanking and say sorry, so you know not to do it again.".
- ehnto 4y agoNo trick, I was genuinely curious. I am surpised the answers are all punitive though. In my mind the issue is that it's simply hard to police in the first place. I think people are over-estimating the power of punishments as a deterrent. The logic is sound, but it relies on criminals being forward minded critical thinkers aware of the penalties, and that you caught them at all. Admittedly I have no data for my area to back these thoughts up, but punishments are only important if people are actually getting caught, and they are only a deterrent to those who care. People still steal cars all the time and that is grand theft.
- evandijk70 4y agoI agree that the power of punishment as a deterrent is unclear, but your car example does not hold up, since there are a lot more bikes stolen than cars. Official reported thefts from the Netherlands [1](Note that the number of bike thefts is probably far higher than the official number): Car thefts: 8,670 Bike thefts: 60,010 [1] https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83651NED/table?searchKeywords=%20diefstalfiets https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83651NED/table?sear...