[silly-silly]

If the penalties are a slap on the wrist, I'll be thinking of starting a life of crime, its gotta be easier than than hard work.

[throwaway7783]

Right. The line of thinking around "criminals are victims of circumstances" has always stumped me. It completely marginalizes the actual victims of crime, "property damage is no big deal, covered by insurance". I wonder how many people advocating that line have gone through such a thing themselves