You're right it's stupid this guy clearly deserved to have his money stolen illegally by the government. it's doubly his fault because he allowed the police officer to follow him for long enough that he violated one of the uncountable number of traffic laws. it's Triply his fault because he was trying to be kind and courteous and respectful and cooperative with the officer. what other ways can we blame the guy who had his money stolen for getting his money stolen?
I didn't say that. What I'm saying is that if "don't tell the police anything" is good advice, "don't carry large amounts of cash" is also good advice.
In a just world, neither talking to the police nor carrying cash would result in your money getting stolen.
I don't actually agree that carrying a large amount of money is inherently stupid. It's riskier than not carrying cash, but doing something risky is not the same thing as doing something stupid.
That said even if it was stupid and it was an obvious mistake. Why mention he made a mistake at all? If not to point out that he shares some of the blame because of that mistake?
It might be good advice, but only if it carries an alternative. Pointing out a risk isn't advice, it's a warning. "don't carry large amounts of cash because it might get stolen" vs "electronic transfers between two bank accounts lowers the risk your money will be stolen".
But I assume we both agree but that's not really a helpful piece of advice in this case.
