Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
by dragonwriter on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:30PM
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Robbery has an under 25% clearance rate, but bank robbery has an over 60% clearance rate—the median bank robber gets prison (yes, 80% of stolen funds aren’t recovered, but how much of a prison term js getting away with $7,500 worth?)
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Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
by Arainach on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:45PM
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Robbery is often committed by a single person. Bank robbery generally requires multiple, and often results in multiple charges per crime (which can skew clearance rates)
Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
by dragonwriter on Saturday October 21, 2023 @02:06PM
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"You'll also likely have more people to split the money with" is further eroding the appeal of the $7,500 take.
Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
by codedokode on Saturday October 21, 2023 @02:10PM
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If bank robbery is less profitable than working for a minimum salary then why people do it?
Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
by dragonwriter on Saturday October 21, 2023 @02:18PM
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Because as should be obvious to the most casual observer, assuming rationality combined with financially-return-focused utility functions produces a model of human behavior that bears basically no relationship to reality. (Which is more an answer to why the prior underlying your question is silly than it is an answer to the question, but...)
Re:In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
by Spooky23 on Saturday October 21, 2023 @09:05PM
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My brother is a detective. One of the early, surprising discoveries in career is that most criminals are dumb, fully driven by their Id. Basically, people driven by getting drugs or getting laid.