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In reply to the discussion: If the NYPD Want to Play That Game [View all]NotHardly
(2,705 posts)You are presuming a sort of "criminal calculus" that does not exist... never has, never will.
It takes 3 things to commit a crime ... Time, Opportunity & Intent ... and how those things combine, in the minds of the jury as presented with the facts (no sorta stuff), leads to the seriousness of the assessment of the offense and punishment that might be dealt if the person is found responsible.
1) Time ... timing is everything in life. If I plan even a millisecond to commit a crime then my timing has to be such that it presents a window of that opportunity to pull it off
2) Opportunity is not about time, it is about ability... the sheer ability to do a thing. I could intend and have time to crash all the computers in the world but since I do not know how (ability) I can intend and take time till I am 99 years old and I still could not do it. I can write bad checks but I can't electronically screw with the bank. Squeeky Fromm tried to shoot President Ford but she did not know how to release the safety on the 9mm... lack of the opportunity of ability/skill.
3) Intent ... direct and specific for high misdemeanors and felonies, not like running a stop sign that requires only general intent. The circumstances and facts of the event show that which I set into motion ... timing, tools, skills, ability and impact were designed to produce the results that occurred.
So, short story long ... criminals are not great thinkers (stop watching TV & movies as though they are documentaries) ... they are mostly simpletons who try for a fast ride for most frequently minor gains. Therefore, none of them but the bankers & other white-collar criminals do the math or criminal calculus ... so, no, no crime wave.
The NY cops have stopped enforcing minor crap ... and besides, what makes anyone think that enforcing the little stuff isn't the easy way while ignoring the major crimes... what's the homicide solve rate for NY??? Just about 62%... sounds like someone has been taking it easy for quite some time. http://projects.scrippsnews.com/story/state-state-breakdown-homicide-clearance-rates/
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