I would be glad I was dealing with thieves, and not with killers who announce their murders via calling cards.
Regardless, what could I possibly gain by giving in to a media spectacle in a situation like that? The thieves are already making a play for attention. For a detective to participate in that same spectacle just adds notoriety and legitimacy to the thieves' crimes. What sort of amateur would cheerfully hand such thieves more of what they're after?
Ideally, I wouldn't even let the thieves know they were being pursued at all until I already had them.
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Regardless, what could I possibly gain by giving in to a media spectacle in a situation like that? The thieves are already making a play for attention. For a detective to participate in that same spectacle just adds notoriety and legitimacy to the thieves' crimes. What sort of amateur would cheerfully hand such thieves more of what they're after?
Ideally, I wouldn't even let the thieves know they were being pursued at all until I already had them.