I&#x27;m not turning a blind eye, I&#x27;m acknowledging that different classes of people have different classes of problems and commit different classes of crime.<p>I am not conflating these different types of crimes; what I am saying is that &quot;crime&quot; is really just a tool to deal with behavior that is detrimental to a societal good. And maybe that it&#x27;s possible to deal with these problems in more appropriate ways then just trying to enforce laws with higher pressure.<p>And while you&#x27;re right, that tax evasion is different from mugging someone on the street, don&#x27;t pretend that white-collar crime is a victimless crime. And again, increased pressure to enforce existing laws, might not be the best answer there either.<p>And again: If I am a druggie and need a fix, then it&#x27;s more likely that this problem has a better solution that just throw me in jail. It makes a whole lot more sense to treat a serious drug addiction as an illness. But that needs a little bit more empathy than your approach of &quot;You knew the risk when you went out skiing, don&#x27;t complain to me that you&#x27;re on the ground with a broken leg now&quot; - sure there is some truth to it, but that doesn&#x27;t help anyone.