Elo comments on Stupid Questions May 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Epictetus 04 May 2015 03:19:40PM 1 point [-]

But is there any technical reason that you can't rob people or riot in daylight?

The odds of finding a sufficiently isolated spot to safely carry out a robbery are a lot lower in the day. If I leave my office and walk to my car at 2 pm, I pass at least a dozen people on the way. If I do it at 2 am, I'm usually the only one around. Daylight hours are a lot riskier for a robber because there are a lot more people walking around. That means more witnesses and more people who could interfere.