following orders
during the second war a german pilot returned to his base after a dogfight over england and landed safely. the ground crew opened the cockpit to find the pilot stone dead with half his head blown off from what must have been a direct hit. according to jonn, [u]if we really want to do something, we don't let biological death get in the way.[/u] (jonn mumford, 1999)

crime thrills?
does punishment deter crime? at least for some criminals it works in reverse. it is the risk that makes it worth doing. and the bigger the risk the bigger the thrill (john pine).
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crime pays
there is no strong evidence that expenditure on police reduces crime. in fact there is no evidence that an additional dollar spent on policing results in at least a dollar of marginal social benefit. (steven levitt, national bureau of economic research)