| ▲ | cedws 7 hours ago | |
Nah, there's a lot of truth to it. Phone snatching and looting is common but underreported because nothing ever happens. I've travelled quite a lot and other than Brussels, London (my home city) is the only one where I'm cowering and shielding my phone for fear it will be snatched. I can't leave my bag or laptop out of sight for even a second. Petty crime chips away at society by eroding trust, it needs to be punished Singapore style. | ||
| ▲ | rcxdude 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
You don't generally stop such crimes by punishing them more harshly, you stop them by punishing them more consistently, which is a more expensive solution. | ||
| ▲ | badgersnake 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Phone snatching has been a problem, but it seems like the police have got on top of it of late. | ||
| ▲ | mothballed 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
If you read the Code of Hammurabi you'll realize we haven't made any headway on property rights in 4000 years. | ||
| ▲ | thrance 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Source? | ||