From: ahk@chinet.com

Stephen Sprunk  wrote:
>On 03-Aug-14 14:09, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>Stephen Sprunk  wrote:
>>>On 02-Aug-14 16:56, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

>>>>Not what I'm getting at. Cops walking a beat can establish
>>>>rapport with people who live and work there;

>>>Right, NYC cops "establish a rapport" with people by stopping and
>>>frisking them even though there is no reason to suspect them of
>>>being criminals other than having the "wrong" skin color.

>>Of course not; that's police state tactics. There are USEFUL ways to
>>walk a beat.

>But NYPD chooses the police state tactics rather than "establishing a
>rapport" with the people they're allegedly serving and protecting.

Still wasn't what I was getting at.

>>>Crimes of passion aren't logical, I'll agree, but very little
>>>crime falls into that category.

>>Robbing a liquor store isn't a crime of passion; the offender isn't
>>thinking about consequences, doesn't think about the possibility of
>>getting caught later by a detective.

>Perhaps not consciously, no, but their perception of the risk of getting
>caught affects the subconscious risk/reward analysis.

>It is only crimes of passion, where the person acts _without_ doing that
>analysis, that are not affected by competent law enforcement.

You're still not making your case about how that's applicable to robbery.

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