> Taken far enough, you really can't penalize anyone and things like sanctions don't work and have no teeth. You're getting somewhere, actually. Crimes genera

> Taken far enough, you really can't penalize anyone and things like sanctions don't work and have no teeth. You're getting somewhere, actually. Crimes generally don't happen in a vacuum. In most crimes, the society around the perpetrator is complicit. Most people aren't born compelled to become delinquents. They're often driven by unfortunate circumstances and ignorance, situations that society shares part of the blame too. The criminal law just chooses the most unfortunate person as the "protagonist" to punish. There are certainly "evil" people, but they're far less than the criminal law seeks to convict.