Saying that criminals are the victims of the society and only have to commit crimes because their basic needs are not covered or the people think of them badly

Saying that criminals are the victims of the society and only have to commit crimes because their basic needs are not covered or the people think of them badly or some historic inequalities etc. is the popular answer. But watch this. If I told that I am a hedge fund manager and steal from mom and pop shops for the thrill because my life is boring, HN would be outside my door ready to murder me. "You are a psychopath! How can you be so evil? I hate you!". Ultimately I agree with you. We are fighting symptoms instead of the cause. We just disagree what the cause is.