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You know what it costs to imprison a human being for 40-50 years? I doubt it outweighs a couple of stolen wallets...

• thaumasiotes 13y ago
  Party of the first part: If condition C holds, response R is called for. Party of the second part (indignant): But condition C holds! What's your point?
  • nitrogen 13y ago
    50 years of imprisonment at a guesstimated cost of $30000/year: $1.5mil. Cost of two wallets: $100.
    • rlanday 13y ago
      What about the huge time cost of replacing everything that was in the wallet, if replaceable, and the intangible emotional feelings of insecurity that result from letting wallet-stealers run free stealing wallets? Probably doesn’t exceed $1.5 million, but to say the cost of a wallet theft is only $50 shows absolutely no sympathy for a victim, and is not that far removed from saying, “well, the guy who stole it probably needed the money more than you do.”