> But who bears the cost of extra policing, court time, jail space? Does that really exceed the cost damage done if they're left to keep on stealing/crashing

> But who bears the cost of extra policing, court time, jail space? Does that really exceed the cost damage done if they're left to keep on stealing/crashing cars? At some point they'll kill someone, and the 'cash value of a human life' question will come up.