Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies

"Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies" by Daniel Defoe is a book from the 1700s that looks at how to make cities safer, especially by stopping robberies in London. The author wants new rules and systems, like a better-organized neighborhood watch, where people are paid well to keep an eye on the streets to prevent crime. He argues, the watchmen at the time weren't doing their job well. The book also talks about how important it is to light up the streets so criminals can't hide as easily. It suggests new laws to fix the reasons why people commit crimes, like alcohol abuse and poverty, pushing for people to be good and moral. The story aims to bring London back to a time when people were safe and followed the rules.