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.   
      
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