What’s the likelihood that the “climbed over and into police vehicles” is 90% of the reason the police care enough to put any resources into a serious investigation?
You missed the point. The police have some discretion in how they prioritise their resources. They tend to place at the top of that list anyone who messes with their shit. What I was suggesting was that messing with the police cars potentially elevated this from “yep, we’ll totally look into this thing, pop it on that pile over there” to “alright kids, you want to FAFO with us?”
Yes, police tend to give more priority to crimes against their property. That’s to be expected. That’s reasonable. If someone stole a police car and equipment do you not think that deserves priority over a random stolen hyundai getz? It absolutely does because it’s a police car. If a police car gets damaged that’s less police resources that can be out there catching other criminals.
What’s the likelihood that the “climbed over and into police vehicles” is 90% of the reason the police care enough to put any resources into a serious investigation?
Yeah the police tend to care when people do illegal things. Crazy right?
You missed the point. The police have some discretion in how they prioritise their resources. They tend to place at the top of that list anyone who messes with their shit. What I was suggesting was that messing with the police cars potentially elevated this from “yep, we’ll totally look into this thing, pop it on that pile over there” to “alright kids, you want to FAFO with us?”
Yes, police tend to give more priority to crimes against their property. That’s to be expected. That’s reasonable. If someone stole a police car and equipment do you not think that deserves priority over a random stolen hyundai getz? It absolutely does because it’s a police car. If a police car gets damaged that’s less police resources that can be out there catching other criminals.