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That's grossly untrue in democracies. The people who vote in democracies care. And therefore, the state also cares. You expect them to let pass by such a grea
by margalabargala 1y ago
That's grossly untrue in democracies.
The people who vote in democracies care.
And therefore, the state also cares. You expect them to let pass by such a great opportunity to performatively score points with voters by being "tough on crime"?
- bsder 1y agoThe police can hunt down car thieves which they don't get much money from. Or police can hunt down low-level marijuana offenders which they can extract money from over and over and over. Which one do you think is going to get voted for?
- scythe 1y agoI think a prototypical amoral economist would "solve" the problem by having people pay the cops some kind of percentage fee if they get their car back. Or at least I think that would work, but it bothers me.
- gruez 1y agoOr just change the incentive structure. Make the fines go to the general government operating fund, not directly to the police department. Assess performance based on solving the crimes you want solved, rather than pure # of offenses. It's not hard to come up with alternatives.
- mcphage 1y agoYou’re suggesting we pay cops to steal cars and then recover them?