tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237539830497401119.post4759803063314595650..comments2018-07-09T07:49:57.608+02:00Comments on love your bicycle: if i were a bicycle thiefTTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03703451831498003584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237539830497401119.post-77856058425040257832010-09-29T14:06:06.373+02:002010-09-29T14:06:06.373+02:00Interesting that you should mention the Dutch... I...Interesting that you should mention the Dutch... I had actually thought, when in Japan, that a Dutch bicycle thief would, possibly, be overwhelmed by choice... the number of bicycles that are so poorly secured (by Dutch standards) is amazing!TTFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703451831498003584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237539830497401119.post-86286071826568723492010-09-28T01:15:57.176+02:002010-09-28T01:15:57.176+02:00I am not sure on your second point. The dutch have...I am not sure on your second point. The dutch have bicycles sewn into their DNA and yet they are forever stealing each other's bikes (actually this is unfair...a few ne'er-do-wells are doing all the stealing...but they do a lot of it). It puts me in mind of two favourite topics.<br /><br />1)The effectiveness of punishment as deterrent. The japanese courts have an over 99% guilty verdict for anything which reaches trial. Appalling for a country that is considered a lawful, democratic and fair country. <br /><br />2) The ability of ancient cultures to deal with crimes, criminal intent and anti-social behaviour via social rather than legal mechanisms.Unrelenting Tediumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047418526456323540noreply@blogger.com