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>why isn’t this trivially solvable with policing? That would require the cops to actually care about catching criminals.

• xienze 2y ago
  I think you're ignoring several realities: First, cops can't be everywhere at all times. Cars are going to be stolen wherever the cops currently aren't. Second, cops can't possibly follow up on every single car theft. When there's more unsolved crimes than officers to investigate, things have to be prioritized. When there's a LOT of car theft, the case of YOUR car being stolen is going to fall way down the list of things to follow up on. That doesn't mean they don't care, but that you're one of many victims being handled by an overwhelmed system. Finally, if cops launch a massive crackdown on car theft and it just so happens that the majority of criminals are minorities, will activist DAs, the media, and the public accept that or launch into tirades about how police are racist?
  • ams92 2y ago
    This is nearly identical to the massive issues with retail and car theft that we have in San Francisco. The uber liberals will say “oh they’re just trying to feed their families” while there are endless low skilled jobs (since the pandemic) available that pay $20+ an hour. The reality is that current policing and prosecution rules/prosecution practices make being a retail thief more convenient than getting a job. Nothing is going to change until the punishment becomes a deterrent again.
  • ThrowawayTestr 2y ago
    The cars are being exported on ships. Monitor the docks. But they won't, because that's hard and someone's getting a bribe.