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by SoftTalker 522 days ago
Small children don't normally carry anything of much value.
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Yes, and also just as scarcely any a robber wants to become a murderer, similarly people will shy away from violence against kids.

Both for moral reasons, but also because the penalties are tougher.

(And not just the legal penalties. I would assume you also run a higher risk of a bystander rushing in and becoming hero. And of your prison mates later ganging up on you. People _love_ children, not just their own, and many would gladly give their lives for them.)

Nintendo Switch?

I’m more inclined to believe that most criminals don’t entirely lose their sense of shame.

The Switch is cheap.
Not as cheap as a life of a stranger in a big city.
Yes, much, much, much cheaper than the life of a kid.

Used electronics don't sell for much these days, especially the Switch which barely hits around 300 USD new. And then you have to find a fence, and potentially deal with serial numbers being tracked (especially when it comes to violent crime against children, even lethargic police spring into action).

Back then that might have been the case. Now they might carry a high-end iPhone.
That can get remotely locked and declared lost, so really just a paperweight if it gets stolen.