One of my father's brothers-in-law had a relative who went from juvenile delinquent, to petty thief, to serial convict; I grew up hearing about the guy from time to time, as my dad would occasionally run into him between incarcerations.
When this gent was in his late 50's, he told my dad that he was probably going to steal something and get caught so he could get back to prison- he had gotten used to it and trying to make an honest living was not working out well.
Mr. niteowl77
These past few years have been an eye-opener for this old gal. I don’t ever remembering any of my kid’s peer group getting into any kind of trouble; no DUI, no theft, no traffic violations, no vandalism, no riots/protests. Maybe smoking cigarettes!
Today, I see so many 20-30 year old men & women in crime and crisis because of drug addiction. That is the curse of modern American life. Teenage single mothers, jobless young men, drug addiction and petty crimes to help the habit.
Smoking nicotine does not seem so bad by comparison;)