A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event.
The fact that a crime might have been committed with impunity in the past may make it seem more familiar and less gruesome, but surely does not give it any greater legitimacy.
Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little.
In politics, there is only one crime that is unforgivable - showing weakness.
Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing.
I've always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It's the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.
If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the crime the crazier you must be. Therefore you are not responsible, and nothing is your fault.
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference.
People just like a good crime story; they want to know who did it.
There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.