They are organised gangs of career criminals.<p>The law needs to be far, far tougher on repeat offenders - we shouldn't be releasing criminals who have already demonstrated they will reoffend.<p>It's a power-law distribution - there's a lot of crime, but only a few criminals responsible for it. That small group of hardcore criminals commits 80-90% of the offences.
I’m an American living in South Korea and am always shocked to see how locals will just leave their phones unattended — on the table in the restaurant or cafe while they order or use the washroom.<p>Remarkably, theft seems to be non-existent.<p>Here’s hoping it stays that way.
point to note about country/cultures that are generaly safe and free from theft
is this: those cultures have elements that sit much higher in there value measurements than mere
material possesions,and they demonstrate that casualy and without consious thought all the time
interestingly there are similar behaviors here in Nova Scotia,where people (some) do not lock there doors,a point of honor bieng actualy unsble to do
so for lack of a key,very common to see a truck running,while the owner has left it to go do some
small task
I left my house in Halifax once to travel to the US for a few weeks,and got back to see that I had left the front door OPEN,just the screen door and my les paul black beuty framed perfectly for all to see, leaning up at the end of the hall,1028 Robie st Halifax,NS,sold on a few years ago
To rieterate,its our rampant materialism and endless advertising operating as the our "cultural"(ha!) center
not bad people
I live in London and recently visited Japan. I can’t remember the last time I felt so relaxed - not having to worry about anything being stolen, or my safety when out late at night.<p>I’ve had enough of this city and want to move. Japan doesn’t have this problem - the question we should be asking ourselves is why.
We tracked my daughter's phone, stolen from her purse, to a home, and sent the address, with street map photos of the home and front stairs to the police.<p>Crickets.
Unlike say a Rolex it's easier to jack a phone.<p>Edit and yeah everything is on my phone I'm not even carrying a wallet so I'd be fucked.