LoJack and Crime

I am not sure about Kristof's LoJack talk on house's, etc., but I sure agree with this:

Sure, some of the crime-fighting ideas being bandied about are pie-in-the-sky.
But they show how we can think about crime in systematic ways, rather than just grunting about the need for more prisons.

Sadly, that's about all the right like to do... if it doesn't involve easier ways to lock people up or use capital punishment, they are not likely to be interested.

P.S. Regardless of the rest of the story, this bit made the whole thing worth reading:

Then many people would choose the silent alarms, more burglars would get caught, and many of the criminally inclined would choose a new line of work, perhaps becoming chief executives.

Damn funny... a shame that it is in fact fun, but damn funny nonetheless...