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A comment on Shane Pitman, leader of the warez group Razor 1911: life after prison. Parent comment

Re:Shane Pitman, leader of the warez group Razor 1911: life ... by worrycue on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:40PM (#35104153)
It’s still a factor in a potential offender’s mental calculation.

If the penalty is very high you will still think very hard about it even if you are good at evading detection.

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Re:Shane Pitman, leader of the warez group Razor 1911: life ... by Eisenstein on Sunday March 12, 2023 @05:55PM (#35126798)
Not really. It is the risk of getting caught that is a deterrent. If jaywalking was a capital offense but only one person in 300,000,000 a year got arrested and convicted for it, it wouldn't put a huge dent in jaywalking. Whereas a fine of say $75 and a 95% catch rate will pull jaywalking down to almost zero pretty quickly.
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