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Sure, but the criminal element isn't exactly known for its high IQ. By making it easily accessible, you are inviting abuse and ultimately, the political will to
by maratd 14y ago
Sure, but the criminal element isn't exactly known for its high IQ. By making it easily accessible, you are inviting abuse and ultimately, the political will to make that public information private.
On top of everything, the law of unintended consequences is at play here. I wouldn't worry about somebody breaking in to steal your gun ... I would worry about the neighbor who doesn't show up on the map. I can rob him without worrying about being shot.
- rorrr 14y agoYou're basically arguing against the visualization of information. Just think of how dumb that is. You might as well argue to publish all government data in Klingon, it will make the life of dumb criminals even harder.
- maratd 14y ago> You're basically arguing against the visualization of information. Not really. The data isn't online. If anything, I'm arguing for keeping it analog?
- subsystem 14y agoI would be worry about the neighbor who doesn't have someone collect his mail when he's on vacation. First rule of self-defense: try to avoid the situation in the first place.
- rootedbox 14y agoYou're making a lot of assumptions.. "Sure, but the criminal element isn't exactly known for its high IQ." ... considering the revenue size of most types of crime there are plenty of smart criminals, and crime organizations that use computation to calculate, and mitigate risk. "I would worry about the neighbor who doesn't show up on the map. I can rob him without worrying about being shot." Considering gun ownership rate of 50% in the u.s. and per capita rate of near 90%.. Most houses have guns independent of registration, and lot have 2. So in general a criminal must assume there is a gun in the house.. Therefor most criminals have 2 main factors when picking a house to rob.. 1. Is anyone home 2. Is there a dog