B@tfinkV,
There is a big difference between: vulching noobs, speeding 3 mph over the limit, smoking dope, steeling and murder. You have lumped petty crimes together with more serious ones. I think that part of what bothers me (and probably others) is that you don’t seem to understand that the seriousness of all crimes is not the same. I don’t care that you smoke dope; illegal or not it’s your body and your life. Theft, however, is very serious. Ownership of money and stuff is not a free-for-all take what you can deal. Whether or not someone “deserves” what they own or not is not part of the question. If people just go around taking what they want then everyone: lives in fear, trusts no one, loses what they own, has no incentive to work/earn and life pretty much sucks. Most countries that suck have too many people who just take what they want whenever they can. Most areas of cities that suck also have too many people who just take what they want whenever they can. Civilized people depend on trusting one another. I think that most folks who live outside the ghettos and trailer parks would agree with me on this (and even some who live in ghettos and trailer parks).
Sure, everyone on this board has most likely committed a variety of crimes of various degrees of seriousness. Most have learned from their more serious mistakes, shown remorse and become better people. I’m sure that you are right that there are others who also would take what isn’t theirs but have not posted. So what?
P.S.
Feel free to refer to me as eskimo or eskimo2; it’s the handle I chose when I signed up on this board.