Better Late Than Never (SWA#4)

When it comes to the frequent number of petty crimes in this country, I would say New York is the capitol. Everyday people pace around a giant concrete jungle in almost a zombie like mode. Many people going about their business bettering the world, others are quite the opposite. Like the article on page 39 suggests the staggering numbers of merger and insignificant burglaries is on the rise. The brutal honest truth of the situation is simply this, we could only hinder criminals, not put a stop to them all together. It would be impossible to assume that of the millions of people in New York, that there are not many criminals. If that does convince you, think about what you would do in a situation where you could easily gain one hundred dollars hanging from an old ladies purse on a bus one day. The fact of the matter is New York is not filled with pre-meditated criminals, but simply crime of opportunity criminals. I believe that the high rates of crime in New York will always be a problem as long as the criminals have something to steal. Like those in the article, we can only try, wait, and see what our efforts can do in this seemingly endless meager battle.