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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by perl4ever on Monday September 02, 2019 @09:44PM (#20863072)
Surely the cost-benefit analysis of the fines would need to include the effect they have on the availability, loss, and/or destruction of the books.

If you are being sarcastic in order to make that point, that may be too subtle to communicate with most people that don't think of it on their own.

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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by bradly on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @07:23PM (#20872383)
I am not being sarcastic. It has been great in out city. For some reason everyone outside the city tries to jump through a lot of hoops on why not charging fines to citizens is a bad idea. You people are interested in availability issues I suggest you reach out to the library and ask if it has been a problem. The number 619-236-5800.
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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by perl4ever on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @09:43PM (#20883151)
The actual outcomes are irrelevant to my point, which is that you need to consider the effect on people's behavior when evaluating a policy (prospectively or retrospectively). You made it sound as if this was not done.
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