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Do you think chasing them will stop the next one from doing the same? The funny thing about people is we reproduce! There's new ones of us springing up out of the woodwork all of the time. A constant stream of new potential criminals.
Crime is fixed by societal, political, and economic change. By thinking big picture. Not by throwing adrenaline junkie cops after adrenaline junkie thieves. Not by risking the public's safety, and incurring great expense in fuel, training, wages, insurance, and vehicular wear at the same.
People generally commit crime because of their material conditions. You don't fix a bad guy with a ~~gun~~ bike by using a good guy with a ~~gun~~ bike. You do it by preventing the need for the crime to be committed in the first place. Preventative measures instead of reactive measures. More social workers, less cops.
It's also driven by greed quite often, people wanting easy money.
You will always need law enforcement.
What causes greed in society? How do you prevent people constantly striving for "easy money"?
Could we perhaps change the current economic system which encourages mass hoarding of wealth by a small percentage of the population and desperation and crime for many others?
Something to think about.
I'm sure the UK police will get right on that.
Police Scotland at least, do take a more sociological approach to policing, yes. It's not perfect, and they're not pushing for a change in economic system, but they do push for a different approach to policing compared with most forces around the world. Allowing safe drug consumption buildings, for example. Tackling the causes rather than the symptoms of crime. Working in tandem with social services. Prevention instead of reaction.
Very clever of you! I'm proud of you for using your brain today, learning and thinking about something instead of just jumping straight to your preconceived ideas of crime and punishment in an attempt to "win" a pointless internet argument. Well done! Have a star ⭐