I 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. Offic

I 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...