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Re:Former Square CTO Bob Lee Stabbed to Death in Downtown Sa... by brookst on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @09:34AM (#35453891)
That’s all true for premeditated crimes by someone mentally healthy enough to be processing likely outcomes and consequences, and making a very rational decision whether to crime or not.

Fact is, the vast majority of criminals are dumb, or mentally ill, or both. They aren’t doing an ROI analysis.

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Re:Former Square CTO Bob Lee Stabbed to Death in Downtown Sa... by tdehnel on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @09:44AM (#35454043)
Utter nonsense. Anyone driving on the highway will check their speed when passing a police car.
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Re:Former Square CTO Bob Lee Stabbed to Death in Downtown Sa... by brookst on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @03:45PM (#35459439)
If you think speeding and murder are mere differences in degree, at that a mental model of a typical speeder also applies to a typical murderer, I guess I could see a “highway patrols deter speeding, therefore beat cops deter murder” argument.

It’s a little hard to keep a straight face though.

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