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>> Cops really don't give a shit about theft unless it's from a business. Have had my place of home and work both burglarized. The difference is that at work t

>> Cops really don't give a shit about theft unless it's from a business. Have had my place of home and work both burglarized. The difference is that at work they show up, take tons of notes, interview you and your employees, and then ignore you. I vastly prefer the home burglary experience. At least they're honest about not caring. Both times I had 1080p footage with clear vision of the thieves and cars. Jack shit done about it. Rinse, repeat, and most people don't even report crimes anymore. Tada! Crime is now "going down."

girvo 4y ago
It’s worrying though. It’s part of the social contract, and I worry about vigilantism rising if cops not doing anything about the majority of crime that affects most normal people is ignored, and that gets worse.
- icelancer 4y ago
  Completely agree with you. It's ruining statistical analysis of actual crime and it's developing serious apathy and nihilism in our population.
- galangalalgol 4y ago
  It already is rising, with all the false positives and prejudice induced mistakes you would expect. A Kenyan I know said vigilantism there relies on setting up bait for thieves and having multiple members of the community lie in wait. The thief that takes the bait is caught red handed, beaten severely, and often doused in petrol and burned alive. I said I was sure that probably kept theft pretty low, and he replied it did not, no one ever thinks they will be caught.
  - KennyBlanken 4y ago
    Which is why it's more effective to provide proper social safety net programs, work to provide economic opportunity, treat the criminal justice system and detention as rehabilitation, not punishment - and at the very least not have systems that encourage further economic stratification and the concentration of wealth. US states with the death penalty have significantly higher murder rates than those without...
    - nikanj 4y ago
      We do all of those things in Scandinavia. Bike theft is everywhere, and the police just tell you to report the crime via online self-serve.
- idontpost 4y ago
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girvo 4y ago

It’s worrying though. It’s part of the social contract, and I worry about vigilantism rising if cops not doing anything about the majority of crime that affects most normal people is ignored, and that gets worse.

icelancer 4y ago
Completely agree with you. It's ruining statistical analysis of actual crime and it's developing serious apathy and nihilism in our population.
galangalalgol 4y ago
It already is rising, with all the false positives and prejudice induced mistakes you would expect. A Kenyan I know said vigilantism there relies on setting up bait for thieves and having multiple members of the community lie in wait. The thief that takes the bait is caught red handed, beaten severely, and often doused in petrol and burned alive. I said I was sure that probably kept theft pretty low, and he replied it did not, no one ever thinks they will be caught.
- KennyBlanken 4y ago
  Which is why it's more effective to provide proper social safety net programs, work to provide economic opportunity, treat the criminal justice system and detention as rehabilitation, not punishment - and at the very least not have systems that encourage further economic stratification and the concentration of wealth. US states with the death penalty have significantly higher murder rates than those without...
  - nikanj 4y ago
    We do all of those things in Scandinavia. Bike theft is everywhere, and the police just tell you to report the crime via online self-serve.
idontpost 4y ago
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