11-24-2008, 07:17 PM
Many have made comments to the effect of "don't look like a target, then the crooks will go elsewhere". Others have said "lets set something up to look like a target, so the crooks will come and we can catch them".
The second policy is what would really deter crime. It is hard to argue against the first though as being better than nothing, at least for yourself. Would it actually make things worse overall, or better since there would on average be fewer "victims" out there?
The second policy is what would really deter crime. It is hard to argue against the first though as being better than nothing, at least for yourself. Would it actually make things worse overall, or better since there would on average be fewer "victims" out there?