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I can't see right now what other strategies might work.
Wait until public outrage reaches boiling point - at which point the cops will be allowed to chase again, consequences be damned.
In the ensuing chases, a ped is going to get killed, causing more outrage, increasing police powers.
This continues until for crims the risk > reward.
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Oliver Schick:
I was thinking that the only way of getting to grips with the problem
might be a regulatory response, to ban such mopeds altogether, which
will never happen, but I can't see right now what other strategies
might work.Surely this whole thread is focussed on the wrong premise: that increased legislation stops crime?
I'd like to suggest that perhaps, if there was some kind of hope for these kids - that one day they might have jobs, homes, a decent salary, some life security - then they might not want to take the huge risks that are involved in (moped-facilitated) crime.
Of course, I may just be living in a fantasy world, but from what I see increased inequalities between those who have the opportunities (most of the people posting on this forum, I'd imagine - but, particularly, the ruling classes within our society) and those who don't (viz, the ones who participate in "criminal" behaviours) are the real reasons behind increased violence in society. And, until we start talking about and acknowledging such inequalities, things are unlikely to get much better....
Anyway, just my 2 cents.
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Wow, so much going on. I can't understand how they could have got so many iPhones in three minutes. The most horrible recent development is obviously that acid crap.
I was thinking that the only way of getting to grips with the problem might be a regulatory response, to ban such mopeds altogether, which will never happen, but I can't see right now what other strategies might work.