Victims Who Refuse To Remain Victimized Are No Longer Victims . . .

. . . if you recover your property after having it stolen, then no crime was committed?

Seems like a case could be made that British crime stats are being artificially manipulated by police who refuse to take crime reports in cases like this (I've seen on the internet more than one anecdote or article similar to this one).

Reported property crime rates throughout most of the larger EU countries is much higher than it is in the United States, knowing that you won't serve much time if caught, won't be facing a firearm if confronted by someone you target, may lead to higher crime rates.

It's just a thought.

(also, if Althouse can pick the bones of the Daily Mail for many of her posts, so can I)