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Comment by Sharlin

14 hours ago

To be fair, that’s pretty common and the justification is that it’s much more difficult to get caught (and the criminals are usually much smarter and better at not getting caught too).

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carlosjobim  14 hours ago

Where is that justification given?

  • olalonde  11 hours ago

    It's criminology 101. Expected punishment = probability of being caught * severity of punishment.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_theory

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