Sunday 4 May 2008

Comment to Anisha Patel's Blog 'Crime'.

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I'm curious about your opinion that all crime is wrong - granted that crime is committed when the laws and/or rules of society are broken but they don't always hurt other people and the people breaking the law don't always have a choice. A lot of people are forced into poverty or desperate situations and to just say that they're bad and shouldn't do it is a little short-sighted I think.

Would you really condemn a homeless person for stealing bread, or a bottle of water? Does that mean that they "aren't nice people"?

The people who define crime are often those in a position or situation where they don't need to commit it!

Also a lot of people who uphold the law and write the law (police, judges etc) break the law without punishment - how do you feel about that?

Is someone guilty of committing a crime even if they aren't caught or arrested for it? What if the person the crime was committed against isn't aware that the crime has even taken place, like with tax evasion, if it goes undetected and the vicitim never knows is it still a 'bad thing to do'?

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