This attitude basically concedes to accepting theft as inevitable, treating this type of crime as something that cannot be avoided.<p>Crime needs to be punished and deterred. An argument can be made that communities where property crime is rampant are not using effective measures to deter criminals.<p>Imagine how many fewer bike thefts there would be if, for example, Seattle put in place caning as a punishment, like in Singapore. This could replace long term prison sentences while also being severe enough to scare would be criminals. What&#x27;s your solution to decreasing rate of thefts, if not prison?