Reducing desperation is a noble plan. It's also worth considering that "criminal" is a feeble and flawed term. Criminality is defined largely by arbitrary param

Reducing desperation is a noble plan. It's also worth considering that "criminal" is a feeble and flawed term. Criminality is defined largely by arbitrary parameters, or law, which is perfectly capable of promoting harm and prohibiting good while remaining officially justified. Whereas, ethical and/moral conduct does not have equal liberties nor equal restrictions. If we consider the myriad things people do that are unambiguously legal but clearly unethical or immoral, we could have, in principle, a substantially larger portion of humanity involved in criminality. A whimsical shift in law could render many millions either criminals or upstanding citizens at the drop of a mouse click. The desperation issue is integral to this, especially with what I presume is a vast minority of individuals with stalwart integrity and high precision moral compasses. It's no surprise that it's not only these "criminals" who don't think rationally, but a whole global population that struggles with this, and consequentially, engages regularly in behavior that could, at any moment, be judged criminal. I suppose some might wonder what examples there might be of this crazy proposal. Take general, common business practices; deception, dishonesty, fraud and many other foul attributes that are status quo, accepted behaviors. Negligence, whether authentic or unintended. Exploitation. Greed. The list could tire any voracious reader. The fact that throughout humanity, values and morals are so diverse, even within more homogeneous societies, complicates it all too. And the reluctance or outright refusal of most to ponder the subject and embrace kindness, means that big decisions are often made for us by authorities - authorities that aren't perfect nor interested in even trying. Pardon the rant if you will. But my primary point is that to sincerely consider the meaning of "criminal" might be quite uncomfortable and disturbing, but also might lead to some positive solutions to an exponential clusterfuck of problems.