Re:Detecting Money Laundering
by lazaroclapp on Monday June 27, 2016 @02:48AM
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> A crime free world is also possible. Just make sure it does not pay.
Even fictional post-scarcity utopias have crimes of passion. You cannot get anywhere near crime free without one of the following options: a) absolute coercion and perfect preemptive law enforcement, b) no laws to speak off (including no prohibitions against murder), c) radical departures from human nature as we know it.
That said, I agree with your broader point: sometimes it is worth it to be able to detect and stop crime based on its financial footprint, even if you don't gain economically from doing so.
Even fictional post-scarcity utopias have crimes of passion. You cannot get anywhere near crime free without one of the following options: a) absolute coercion and perfect preemptive law enforcement, b) no laws to speak off (including no prohibitions against murder), c) radical departures from human nature as we know it.
That said, I agree with your broader point: sometimes it is worth it to be able to detect and stop crime based on its financial footprint, even if you don't gain economically from doing so.