My dad has a story about being warned not to leave half a pack of cigarettes on his dashboard in the 80s because someone will smashthe window to get it. Who's going to cause that much damage for half a pack?
They don't care about the impact to you, they're not the ones that have to pay to fix it.
DualWheeled t1_jdlmbvv wrote
Reply to ELI5: How do thieves justify damaging things in stealing. by ClumsyGnatcatcher
My dad has a story about being warned not to leave half a pack of cigarettes on his dashboard in the 80s because someone will smashthe window to get it. Who's going to cause that much damage for half a pack?
They don't care about the impact to you, they're not the ones that have to pay to fix it.