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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by 99052882514569 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @09:05AM (#20574077)
>The reason that even minor crimes (stealing a bicycle) are taken seriously is that letting small things slide is the beginning of an erosion of the rule of law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory#Criticis...

Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by not_a_cop75 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @09:51AM (#20574404)
I certainly don't feel bad throwing a wrapper on the ground if the whole ground is full of wrappers already. I wouldn't anymore anyway, but it's largely true - people feel worse about committing a crme when they know others don't or aren't doing it.
Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by cgriswald on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @10:57AM (#20574879)
I think it goes the other way, too: “Why should I carry a wrapper around when ‘no one else’ is?”