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juniorjavier · Oct 5, 2007, 05:40 PM

Hi I have to turn in a 1500 word paper that compares and contrast the concepts of Natural Crime and Legal Crime. I would like to see if you can give me some help in breaking down the differences on these or giving me any example. So I can have I an idea to get started on my paper. Thank very much, anything would be helpful.

RichardBondMan · Oct 5, 2007, 06:32 PM

I have no idea what "natural crime" is and the two words "legal crime" seem to have opposite meanings... for example, crime is not legal, by definition crime is illegal... can you give us some more info and in what context you are asking the question?

excon · Oct 6, 2007, 04:39 AM

Hello jr:

This is what I have posted on this subject in the past.

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Nobody would argue that killing, raping, stealing and beating people up are natural crimes. Everybody knows that, even little kids. That's why their called natural.

But if something is happening around you that doesn't look like a crime, it probably isn't. It's a "legal" crime. That's a crime made up by somebody who has a gripe. Then they manage to get a lot of their buddies together to pass a law and hire some cops to enforce it. But, that doesn't turn it into a "natural" crime, even though they manage to convince a lot of people that it is.

Some of the "crimes" we engage in that wouldn't be crimes if it weren't for those kinds of people are prostitution, drug use and crossing an imaginary line in the sand to get a job. There are certainly others, but those are the MOST troubling.

excon