November 30th, 2009
Here’s another bit on the Pizza Guy issue:
Southside precinct officers go undercover to prevent robberies
Savannah cops posing as delivery drivers in hopes of catching criminals in the act. Or at least making them think twice before robbing someone.
Navies have used “Q-ships,” vessels that look like merchant ships but are well-armed with concealed weaponry, to lure enemy submarines into attacking. Then the guns come out and the predator becomes the prey. Though the actual results of Q-ships in action weren’t stellar, the principle is sound and it’s a solid tactic in deterring attack.
The same thing can be said for defense of cops working to deceive would-be pizza delivery robbers. They’ll no doubt make robbers take the time to be sure of their target, which can help legit targets get out of the danger zone before things go bad. And maybe the cops will even nab a robber or two. That’s great, for what it’s worth.
But overall, the results are likely to be minor. Worth the effort, but not a solution.
Tags: GA
December 1st, 2009 at 9:38 am
Strikes me as an example of government making the problem worse.
The elegant way to solve the problem is freedom – let the pizza delivery guy carry a weapon; let the pizza place refuse to deliver to bad areas. But the state government prevents carry, and the local government hounds the small business about discrimination. Then government tries an inelegant approach to fix the problem it caused in the first place.