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casingpoint wrote:Venus Pax wrote:

Crime committed at your neighbor's house affects you. Criminals are emboldened with each successful act, and some become increasingly violent as their criminal career progresses.

Your statement hints at the "urban jungle" defense, which holds it is axiomatic in certain environments someone, anyone is out to get you one way or the other, so get them first in self defense. Been tried and not upheld at bar.

I'm not "hinting" that someone is "out to get" us. I'm simply stating that criminals do get emboldened with each successful hit. If they do not have consequences for their behavior (and it doesn't necessarily mean they need to be shot), then they will likely continue in their endeavors.

casingpoint wrote:But a third party has no vested interest in the property, and suffers no personal loss if the property is stolen.

Although I personally think it unwise to pull a Joe Horn when people are simply milling about your neighbor's property, I disagree with your statement. Crime committed at your neighbor's house affects you. Criminals are emboldened with each successful act, and some become increasingly violent as their criminal career progresses.