From: stephen@sprunk.org

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.

>> 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.

S

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