San Francisco Torn as Some See “Street Behavior” Worsen

Re:San Francisco Torn as Some See “Street Behavior” Worsen by ooooo00000 on Monday April 25, 2016 @12:41AM (#11562536)

> It's called "law enforcement". If you try to pull off a bunch of smash&grabs in Bandra or Colaba the cops will beat you with lathis.

Where I live thieves are often beaten to death. And the rate of theft is still high. I could point you to some studies about punishment not being an effective crime deterrent, but not sure it would change your mind. It's a complicated problem and law enforcement is a band-aid at best.

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Re:San Francisco Torn as Some See “Street Behavior” Worsen by yummyfajitas on Monday April 25, 2016 @01:31AM (#11562622)

Do you think crime would not increase if punishment were reduced?

Fundamentally I think law enforcement is just one piece of the puzzle. Intrinsic factors (culture, biology, economics, psychology) also play a major role - all else held equal, the US is likely to be more violent than India (important exception being sexual violence). But law enforcement does matter - how else to explain how clean little India is in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur?

I'll certainly look at your studies.

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