Crime: Why does anyone even bother?

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

I've thought of that as well. What's the point? "Oh, I'm gonna murder somebody because I can. Let's see if I get caught. Huah-huh-huh-huh." Yeah, great plan you've got there.


And... what do you propose will happen when you DO get caught?

 

[scbatz33]

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Maybe they should call the MAURY Show. He gets results the same day......I always wondered how since it takes regular paternity tests weeks to come back and even then they aren't 100% accurate...Maury must know someone

 

[gritsar]

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Maybe they should call the MAURY Show. He gets results the same day......I always wondered how since it takes regular paternity tests weeks to come back and even then they aren't 100% accurate...Maury must know someone

No, the testing is done weeks before the show is filmed.

 

[cpegram]

I am in Law Enforcement and i will tell you.........CSI is bull.............in Tn if we take fingerprints we send them to a the TBI lab in Nashville........and do you know it takes 9mos to a yr to get them back and unless it's a perfect print and their prints are already on file you might get something back............now keep in mind juveniles are not fingerprinted in Tn so on some burglaries and such that lowers the outcome even lower.....i was a detective at one point and we did have a murder which was premeditated i wont go into details...but small things or items overlooked is what get them everytime

 

[scbatz33]

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Maybe they should call the MAURY Show. He gets results the same day......I always wondered how since it takes regular paternity tests weeks to come back and even then they aren't 100% accurate...Maury must know someone

No, the testing is done weeks before the show is filmed.

ummmmm i was joking......

 

[gritsar]

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The answer is simple. Just as teenagers think they are invincible and nothing bad will happen to them when they continue to do all those dangerous things they've been warned about....stupid criminals think they are smarter than everyone else and they'll never be caught.

 

[cpegram]

besides there is always someone watching no matter where you go..........you know how many suspicious people and car calls we get

 

[elizabethbinary]

People commit crimes because they have to. I'm mostly referring to the less sociopathic criminals like robberies or drug dealing. I used to be heavily involved with the prison health system (it was a job I wanted, would you believe) and got to meet a lot of prisoners of all different types. For the most part, every single one of them weighed the risks before commiting the crime and they knew their luck - but they had to do it. You'd probably say, "Nobody HAS to." but when you're faced with a situation where the very other likely option to prison is death (can't feed your family, government won't help, can't get a job, wife got pregnant, baby is crying) you do what it is you feel you have to do to protect yourself and the ones you love. The majority of crimes (or at least, imprisonable ones) I'd have to say are not committed just for the fun and dalliance of it (though this occurs, clearly).

I actually have quite a soft heart for criminals, especially ones making a clear reformation effort who are just getting spit on by the system for something even they admit was a mistake they made out of sheer desperation to protect their family. I know I am not one of many and a lot of people would rather see those in the prison systems just die or rot, but you actually have to look at it from there side just for a moment. Nobody actually says "but I won't get caught!" they have a very real knowledge they might - and with that risk there's probably a very VERY good reason they chose to commit the crime. You don't risk that much for no reason. Not saying the reason is -valid- or -right-... but saying there usually is one, moreso than just being 'stupid' or 'naive'. It might've meant, to them, the difference between a roof and homelessness. If they go to prison, they still get food - so either way, food will come in. Somehow.

Although I think you might be referring specifically to murder. There's a broad spectrum of crime though, so I went with milder forms.

 

[KristyHall]

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*applauds* i agree.

 

[Cetawin]

Sadly until everyone in the country and everyone entering the country is DNA profiled, there will be unsolved crimes...also, to charge someone you must have evidence not guesses. But I agree, it just plain stupid to commit a crime and take the chance...today's technology is tough to get around