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> Who gets hurt? Would you consider this train robber a danger to society? By unjustly appropriating the fruits of other people's labor, thieves make it harder
by Georgelemental 3y ago
> Who gets hurt? Would you consider this train robber a danger to society?
By unjustly appropriating the fruits of other people's labor, thieves make it harder for all honest citizens to support themselves and their families financially. Of course they are a danger to society, and only someone in a position of extreme financial privilege could possibly think otherwise.
- mulmen 3y agoSure, theft is bad. The question is how do we disincentivize it. Risk = punishment * probably of being caught. If the probability of being caught is low then the risk can be justified. If the probability of being caught (and successfully prosecuted) is 1 then even short sentences become effective.
- anigbrowl 3y agoGreat, lets starting by jailing everyone who commits wage and hour theft, which exceeds the cost of all theft and robberies combined, but which gets little news coverage because it doesn't have dramatic video footage. IT's logical to start with the biggest thieves, no?
- ExoticPearTree 3y agoSo why doesn’t it happen considering there is ample evidence of this?
- anigbrowl 3y agoBecause prosecutors don't find it sexy, pundits whine about federal enforcement as government overreach, and corporate lawyers often make allegations go away by offering a settlement without an admission of liability.