I don't think the biggest crime is to not sympathize with people. I think the biggest crime is to not be interested.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The poor and minorities are disproportionately both crime's perpetrators and its victims. People are saddened when this happens but not surprised.
No matter how liberal I am, I'm still outraged by crimes of violence. Regardless of whether I can sympathize with the causes that lead these individuals to do these crimes, the effects are outrageous.
There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.
The consequences of a crime should not be out of proportion to the crime itself.
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.
If you turn a blind eye to fare evasion, if you accustom people to getting away with minor crime, you are making it more likely that they will go on to commit more serious crimes. That is why we have so much disorder in London. It is a disgrace.
Crime to many is not crime but simply a way of life. If laws are inconvenient, ignore them, they don't apply to you.
In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.
Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime.