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If you judge, investigate.

I think like a detective.

There are actually times when there are crimes out there in the world and I find myself trying to figure it out and I ask myself, what am I doing?

You have got to make sure there's due process for somebody that's accused of a crime. You've got make sure they're safe.

In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else.

I finally figured out what my crime was. I lived. Big mistake.

Where blackmail is involved, telling the police is always a good option.