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It is mindless if the idea is to say this criminal is "better" or "worse" than than that one. They are all scum and should be treated as such.
Yes the white collar criminals should be treated with harshly, but to somehow say lionise the likes of Biggs (and by the way Ron I am not making any suggestion that you or anyone else in the thread is doing so) as some in our community seem to want to do as a sort of working class hero is just plain nuts.
I worked in an industry where holdups at the time I worked were a regular occurence. The damage they do is real, damaging and in some cases permanent.
My own experience was 25 years ago. I was lucky, a few traumatic nights, the odd nightmare. Mind you I still cannot see someone wearing a balaklava without a very strong reaction!
I knew people who couldn't work again after hold ups, some suicides and quite a few family break ups.
Sure corporate crims affect more people sometimes, but the damage thugs like Biggs do is real and is often not recognised. I rarely mention the fact I was in a holdup as people have the attitude "Oh well, you weren't hurt so it's all OK". Until you have looked down the barrel of a gun and realised that the person on the other end must be desperate in a way few of us can understand, you would struggle to understand what it is like.
Malcolm
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