Just saying "horrible jerks who do really rotten things for a variety of motivations" might be more effective in helping people ascertain risk. YES. (OT, this

Just saying "horrible jerks who do really rotten things for a variety of motivations" might be more effective in helping people ascertain risk. YES. (OT, this was one of the things I most appreciated about Star Trek: Into Darkness — Cumberbatch's character sets off a large and destructive bomb in a government building, with much loss of life, and is then pointedly referred to throughout simply as a criminal. A heinous criminal, certainly, who must be dealt with — but a simple criminal nonetheless).