There's a legal expression (it's in French originally) that says "You can't get blood from a stone" This effectively means financial crimes can never be repai

There's a legal expression (it's in French originally) that says "You can't get blood from a stone" This effectively means financial crimes can never be repaid in full, and frequently only small percentages get repaid. It also means the government can never hope to actually do anything to help other than punishment. Going after financial crimes to protect victims ... just doesn't work. Somehow this is enormously at odds with people's expectation of justice, and people either just can't or refuse to believe that's really how it works.