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This is a weird logic that is being followed. Do you really mean that thives are actually stupid people, and would prefer to ruin a bike that is worth more to sell, than just a wheel...instead of moving to a nearby bike that is badly locked? The income from the theft is normally meant for drugs, but of course, pro thieves are different.
Surely even thieves do a quick risk assessment of what they're about to do. If there are police nearby, they walk on. If there are cyclists sitting close by, they walk on. If its a busy street, and no-one is paying attention to the bikes, they would contemplate having a go. And if faced with choosing between cutting and ruining a bike, or cutting a noddy lock and taking thge whole bike....I know which one I'd bet on.
Unless the scenario is that a bike is locked in such a way, and on its own, that the only thing worth taking is the wheel....even if cutting the bike to bits.