Overlawyered: Chronicling The High Cost Of Our Legal System

One way to deter theft

…is to punish its victims. Warren Meyer explains at CoyoteBlog (Apr. 11). More: Dave Zincavage (Apr. 18) takes note of a somewhat similar case: New York City now imposes liability on property owners over the vandalizing of their buildings by graffiti.

…is to punish its victims. Warren Meyer explains at CoyoteBlog (Apr. 11).

More: Dave Zincavage (Apr. 18) takes note of a somewhat similar case: New York City now imposes liability on property owners over the vandalizing of their buildings by graffiti.

Filed under:

3 Comments

  • Are they back dooring after the homeless who “borrow” carts to lug their stufff around?

  • This seems to follow the same logic as “broken window” policies, but with a greater financial burden.

    I’m not sur where that leaves me, as “broken windows” policies hav clearly worked in a large majority of cases.

    Ted or Walter, can you help me out on this?

    • By Deoxy

  • this is not new, ask any store owner or landlord in NY what happens when someone dumps trash out their window and leaves it on the street. The owner of the building gets fined. No matter where the trash came from…

    • By teri