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Glitterbomb vs scammers
SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: james_s on March 23, 2021, 05:21:03 pm ---You don't have to throw them in prison for 10 years, but ignoring low level thieves encourages them because it doesn't take very long for people to realize that there are no consequences to helping themselves to someone else's stuff so they keep doing it, and more people join them. The impact adds up too, maybe it doesn't create a big hardship when someone steals $50 from somebody, but multiply that by the 50-100 or more victims over time and all the ancillary costs like frustration and a feeling of insecurity and pretty soon it's a pretty serious impact to the community. A large enough number of minor crimes can have a cumulative impact as big as a major crime.
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Exactly - it is like dealing with weeds sprouting in the garden - you know it is natural, you know they are only doing what they do, but you can't let it go or the whole thing will be overgrown before you know it.
There is no need for disproportionate punishment. Often a severe talking to works. If it doesn't work, escalate from there.
aargee:
Apart from the moral conflagration that's going on in this thread, I do like the story and technical work to make it happen.
rsjsouza:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 23, 2021, 05:48:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: james_s on March 23, 2021, 05:21:03 pm ---You don't have to throw them in prison for 10 years, but ignoring low level thieves encourages them because it doesn't take very long for people to realize that there are no consequences to helping themselves to someone else's stuff so they keep doing it, and more people join them. The impact adds up too, maybe it doesn't create a big hardship when someone steals $50 from somebody, but multiply that by the 50-100 or more victims over time and all the ancillary costs like frustration and a feeling of insecurity and pretty soon it's a pretty serious impact to the community. A large enough number of minor crimes can have a cumulative impact as big as a major crime.
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Exactly - it is like dealing with weeds sprouting in the garden - you know it is natural, you know they are only doing what they do, but you can't let it go or the whole thing will be overgrown before you know it.
There is no need for disproportionate punishment. Often a severe talking to works. If it doesn't work, escalate from there.
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I agree with these points. Coming from a country were enforcement on petty crimes was softened over the course of a decade, I can tell the end game is not pretty. Not only this emboldened criminals but, when it hig a specific ROI threshold, it enabled moving to more profitable businesses (drug trafficking) and better equipment (pistols, machine guns, grenades, etc.). Over the decades, this turned some of the major capital cities hostages of these paramilitary groups.
NiHaoMike:
What about make it legal to bait and trap thieves as long as it is done in a way that it would be unlikely to catch the innocent by mistake? For example, in a fenced off area, have a roll of bare copper wire or tubing that's connected to a high voltage power line in such a way that it's not obvious. Or even a radio jammer that automatically activates if stolen, if it's not already legal to own (but not operate) such a device.
Perhaps a solution to fight drugs and other obviously illegal goods being sold would be to make it legal to sell fakes of such items. Basically crash the market by flooding it with fakes.
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