What's worse? Losing the front from a locker or having to replace a smashed window and all the lost bits and pieces?!?!?
Granted everyone deserves to drive to work without the fear of crime but ignorance of the fact it exists, and being naive enough to fuel such crime by playing into the criminals hands by leaving the face-off in the car, doesn't help us all in general.
If these idiots who break into cars found themselves missing the vital face-off every time they broke into a car then I guess they'd think again. The fact they can break into 10 cars safe in the knowledge 6 of those owners have left the face-off in the car makes the gamble worth it and the self perpetuating cycle continues. It's those of us that bother to remove all valuables that suffer.
These facts you speak of, where are they published? I would like to read them.
He couldnt put his CD face in safe keeping at work as he was scared it would be stolen there. He couldnt leave it at home as it would make a nice expensive dust collector so he left it out of sight under his seat, a reasonable tactic I think.
The very fact he still has his facia contradicts your point. If these theives were breaking in "safe in the knowledge 6 of those owners have left the face-off in the car makes the gamble worth it" then why does he hold his cd front in his hand today? Lets be honest, if you were a theif you would probably look under the seat and the glove box.!
As they didn't look in these places it means they were opportunist theives who were quickly in and quickly out and grabbed what they could. The people that "suffer" here are the ones that have windows smashed and locks screwed open.
The guy needs a bit of sympathy and advice, not a judgemental fingers being waved.
EDIT: You can also take every measure you want to. Thesedays if they see the small sucker ring mark a sat nav holder leaves on the window they break in. We will have to start carrying window wipes to wipe away evidence of ever using one next!