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But how do we stop someone from stealing your bicycle?

undersuit 3y ago
Make the theft of the bike unpalatable without increasing the amount of policing in NA please. Reduce the benefit they get from stealing a bike. Whether it just not having to look as long for a rental bike or reducing the cost of bike use in general so there is less profit incentive to steal a bike. We could also reduce the pain felt by the person stolen from with the same actions. I would be less inconvenienced by my bike being stolen if their is a free bike I could use for these situations, or maybe free public transportation. I would still be inconvenienced but I wouldn't be stuck in my rural home 30 miles away from my jobs because I live in a car-centric landscape.
- throwawaylinux 3y ago
  > Make the theft of the bike unpalatable without increasing the amount of policing in NA please. Have prosecutors strongly prosecute property crimes?
  - undersuit 3y ago
    That's increasing policing. what if you could make the theft of a personal property hurt less?
    - throwawaylinux 3y ago
      It's not increasing policing, just increasing prosections and penalties. But yes it would also be good to also strip money and welfare from offenders and force them to pay restitution to their victims, thereby reducing the hurt from their crimes.
      - undersuit 3y ago
        >But yes it would also be good to also strip money and welfare from offenders No, it would not be good. It would be harmful. It would encourage more of the crime you say you want to stop.
        throwawaylinux 3y ago
        It would be good. It would not be harmful. Almost none of the crime I say I want to stop is driven by people driven to desperation to survive, so the prospect of consequences would make it a net positive for reducing them.
        undersuit 3y ago
        > Almost none of the crime You said it.
        throwawaylinux 3y ago
        > Almost none of the crime [] is driven by people driven to desperation to survive Yep.
        undersuit 3y ago
        So you are advocating to increase the punishments of those driven to desperation to survive. Further harming them.
        throwawaylinux 3y ago
        Wrong.

Make the theft of the bike unpalatable without increasing the amount of policing in NA please. Reduce the benefit they get from stealing a bike. Whether it just not having to look as long for a rental bike or reducing the cost of bike use in general so there is less profit incentive to steal a bike. We could also reduce the pain felt by the person stolen from with the same actions. I would be less inconvenienced by my bike being stolen if their is a free bike I could use for these situations, or maybe free public transportation. I would still be inconvenienced but I wouldn't be stuck in my rural home 30 miles away from my jobs because I live in a car-centric landscape.

throwawaylinux 3y ago
> Make the theft of the bike unpalatable without increasing the amount of policing in NA please. Have prosecutors strongly prosecute property crimes?
- undersuit 3y ago
  That's increasing policing. what if you could make the theft of a personal property hurt less?
  - throwawaylinux 3y ago
    It's not increasing policing, just increasing prosections and penalties. But yes it would also be good to also strip money and welfare from offenders and force them to pay restitution to their victims, thereby reducing the hurt from their crimes.
    - undersuit 3y ago
      >But yes it would also be good to also strip money and welfare from offenders No, it would not be good. It would be harmful. It would encourage more of the crime you say you want to stop.
      - throwawaylinux 3y ago
        It would be good. It would not be harmful. Almost none of the crime I say I want to stop is driven by people driven to desperation to survive, so the prospect of consequences would make it a net positive for reducing them.
        undersuit 3y ago
        > Almost none of the crime You said it.
        throwawaylinux 3y ago
        > Almost none of the crime [] is driven by people driven to desperation to survive Yep.
        undersuit 3y ago
        So you are advocating to increase the punishments of those driven to desperation to survive. Further harming them.
        throwawaylinux 3y ago
        Wrong.