so one standard theory of crime is that p(commit crime) is a decreasing function of p(caught | commit crime) all else equal no idea what the effect of this is but making a big deal of it is likely worse for crime rates than doing it quietly bc it changes beliefs about risks https://twitter.com/bronzebarbarian/status/1293052233274159106 …
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basically preference cascades but for crime lots of people commit crimes, probability of them getting caught individually goes down, more incentive to crime, and so on and so forth *schniff*
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this account is PROCRIME in many cases of course but fucking come on im pro drugs and saying impolite things to Authorities not pro burglary or pro punching grandmas in the street or pro arson and such are the marginal crimes likely to result here
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Replying to @eigenrobot
What if the marginal murder victim deserves it?
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Replying to @TristanSevers
they even might but such judgment is generally reserved for a higher authority
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