Waski_the_Squirrel date=1428668845 said:
stradial date=1428640103 said:
I wonder if there would be less crime if you knew; commit a crime and get caught, risk going to prison: commit a crime and run to keep from getting caught, risk going to the graveyard.
Commit no crimes, no need to run.
Since crime in all major categories has been going down for years, I don't think a law like this is necessary.
Crime is not down.
Don't believe everything you hear.
If you think crime is down, go to a major city and leave you car unlocked and the keys in it.
Let me know how that goes.
You could do that in the 60s.
Or leave your bicycle laying out on the front lawn for a week.
Let me know how that goes.
You could do that in the 60s.
Or leave your 5 and 6 yr old kids in the car, with the windows down, at a shopping center while you go shopping.
You could do that in the 60s.
Or leave the keys in your car at night, year round.
You could do that in the 60s.
Or leave your doors to your house unlocked year round.
You could do that in the 60s.
When you start doing these things, and nothing happens, then I will believe that there is less crime today than when I was a kid.