I think what happens with white collar crime is that it seems so distant from regular people that they just are not capable of sizing its dimension and impact.

I think what happens with white collar crime is that it seems so distant from regular people that they just are not capable of sizing its dimension and impact. Yes this guy stole, misplaced, lost, billions of dollars but... what even is a billion dollar? It's abstract, it's not real. That kind of money just doesn't feel real. On the contrary, shoplifting, maybe being assaulted at gun point even so that your iPhone is stolen. That feels threatening and real, that's something people have seen or know of someone not too distant that has experienced it. It's easy to understand the gravity of the crime and so it becomes more difficult for people to dismiss it. But that's public opinion, what's the excuse of educated journalists? SBF has committed some of the most egregious financial crimes in history and he needs to be made responsible.