Do you have bars on your windows? No? The potential cost is a breakin?
You you expect restaurants and stores to pat you down before you are allowed to enter? No? The potential cost is an attack on the staff.
Should we ban cars because they can be used as lethal weapons? No? The potential cost is a terrorist attack.
Deterrence through consequence is a thing and generally less costly for society than to make crime 100% impossible.
Absolutely. In exchange, however, I get better visibility, and lower cost windows.
Those advantages are meaningful enough that my house does not have bars on the windows.
Do you have bars on your windows? No? The potential cost is a breakin?
You you expect restaurants and stores to pat you down before you are allowed to enter? No? The potential cost is an attack on the staff.
Should we ban cars because they can be used as lethal weapons? No? The potential cost is a terrorist attack.
Deterrence through consequence is a thing and generally less costly for society than to make crime 100% impossible.