Originally Posted by
triplev123
G'day ROL,
What has puzzled me more than anything, and it has done so for many years now, is that you'll find so many of those who choose to take a walk on the wildside are very nice fellas.
Without mentioning any names there are 3 or 4 that I've met over the years who come to mind now that are, exclusive of their dodgy dealings, engaging, intelligent people & good company in a social situation up to the point of being the life of the party in a couple of instances.
However, for some reason or another it seems that they'd rather get 1 dishonest dollar than they would 5 honest ones.
I don't know if it's a sort of game to them, an exercise is who can outwit who...or what? Maybe it's just an ego thing...Harness Racing's answer to the ENRON smartest guys in the room routine...I'm buggered if I know.
In most cases I don't think that they head out with any real malice in their hearts either, I don't think they have any intention to do any real harm to anyone...it's just that they can somehow reconcile to themselves that theirs are victim-less crimes. Sure, there might not be some poor bugger with his nose crunched and a split lip at the end of it but there are victims in this like any other. These guys though, they just don't see it that way. Strange.