> 1000 cars could probably be had, new, for $30M. I'd assume no one is risking stealing $30,000 cars to sell internationally. > The guaranteed return is citiz

> 1000 cars could probably be had, new, for $30M. I'd assume no one is risking stealing $30,000 cars to sell internationally. > The guaranteed return is citizens not having their cars broken into. Better tourism, better economic opportunities (you can do a lot more business when you’re not worried about a degenerate breaking your windows). TFA is about stealing cars, not smash and grabs. > The guaranteed return is citizens not having their cars broken into. How? Stealing a car is already a high risk crime. If there is a less than .1% chance of encountering a bait car, and you are a desperate person, you probably aren't going to care much about the risk. > high profile prosecution If we were talking smash and grabs, there isn't going to be high profile prosecutions, and it doesn't seem like this is true [1]. [1] https://popcenter.asu.edu/content/sting-operations-page-5#:~:text=They%20Do%20Not%20Reduce%20or,crimes%20were%20prevented%20long%20term https://popcenter.asu.edu/content/sting-operations-page-5#:~....