As you read this, we’re stealing your wallet or purse. Now…we’re breaking into your car. Shawn just might assault you for the sheer joy of committing a crime. Christopher just stole your identity…
Okay, so we’re not criminals, but crime is a fascinating topic to us; we’re surprised it took us 109 weeks to finally get to it.
We begin the episode talking about the first time we remember hearing about crime; then we jump to whether or not we’ve been victims of violent crimes or any property crimes.
We couldn’t do a show about crime without coming clean and talking about anything we’ve done that can be deemed criminal activity…or things we’ve done that — without a doubt — were criminal. After that, we talk about the worst crimes we’ve committed (at least, according to the law).
It’s easy to jump online and convince yourself that you will be a victim of crime on any given day, but…is crime more or less of a problem today than when we were young? And what do we think contributes to the perception that crime is running rampant right now?
Criminals can be stupid and, sometimes, outright hilarious. We discuss the craziest crime stories we’ve heard and then put on our poorly-made super hero outfits and talk about if we’ve ever had a desire to fight crime. (Oddly enough, it wasn’t, “Oh, yes…I always wanted to be a cop.” Nope, we go straight to vigilantism.)
Crime in America is on the downswing, and has been for quite some time. We talk about what we believe has led to the overall decrease, and then we discuss where we believe the most crime-ridden places in the first world are when it comes to violent crime.
We wrap up the episode — as always — looking toward the future. Will humanity ever wipe out crime, or is it something that will always be around?
As always, confess any of your criminal activities, or share your thoughts on crime, in the comments below.
And, just because Shawn kicked off this episode singing the tune, here’s a video for you:
And why not…one more thing mentioned in this episode:
And Here’s the episode:
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Here’s my fav crime song: http://youtu.be/jrwjiO1MCVs
Though I was never caught. Ah, memories…
One of those bands I always seemed to miss live. Tickets in hand, but something always came up. Jane’s Addiction and Fishbone: two bands it seems I always missed.
No rap sheet on me. 🙂 But I did steal a lot as a preteen and young teen. Stuff I didn’t need or even really want. It was a compulsion, and oddly enough, I dreaded doing it… but I almost felt like I “had to.” It was all small stuff like makeup, and each time I thought “This is the time I’m gonna get caught. Crap.” And I would be almost petrified, with my heart pounding and breaking out in a cold sweat. And each time I would swear to myself “Never again.” It was weird, I can’t explain it. Of course, I finally stopped. I couldn’t take the paranoia anymore.
Turning the tables, I was physically assaulted in school and at home, incidents which might be considered crimes today. Had money stolen from me by several people. Our house was broken into several times and ransacked two Christmases in a row. I think some neighborhood bullies just wanted to shred our Christmas tree and gifts. I wasn’t severely beaten or sexually assaulted until I was an adult, in Hawaii. I was in a very bad relationship with a sadistic, psychotic, drug-addicted monster. I consider myself very lucky to have escaped to the airport in the middle of the night.
I have no idea why I went through a season or two of stealing minor things. Some of the Dungeons and Dragons/Top Secret stuff I can understand because I couldn’t afford it, but things like key chains? It wasn’t even like peer pressure was a big thing. Most of my friends got high, but I never had the desire, and I definitely wasn’t pressured.
Your Hawaii experience sounds like a nightmare! My sister was in a relationship that could be described in the same way, and it was a similar thing: just “BOOM! I’m outta here!” without looking back. Sorry to hear you had to deal with such a crappy thing 🙁