[fastfredracing]

I just have to wonder if people who lead a life of crime really believe that they will never get caught, or is it just worth the risk, and they are willing to accept the consequences.
In the last 4 years in this area, there have been some pretty decent size crime rings broken up. I have personally known a few of these guys. Two of them were local buisnessmen , who were fairly well known in the area, and did pretty well without their little "side buisnesses. One of them was my first landlord ( buisness property) Our shops were adjoining, and I had always suspected something fishy was going on. He always had brand spanking new Corvette's, and Dually's that he would dissassemble and change colors .interiors etc. I had asked him about them a couple of times , and he bull****ted me telling me that they were theft recovery's,or flood vehicles etc.. I rented from him for 5 years , and shortly before I left there, he did confide in me that he was stealing these cars right off the lot, changing numbers , and selling them.
I asked if he was f'n nuts or what. He seemed like a pretty decent guy, loving familly man, had a thriving buisness etc. I wanted to know if he realized how much time he would get if caught, and that getting caught was very probable because all of these " stolen cars" were all at some time titled in his name. He seemed real non chalant, in his answer ,like he was not worried about it
Well , he is now serving 5 -15 years in prison, and they seized his home and buisness. for operating a chop shop.
And this moring I hear , that another local buisness was raided , and they found large ammounts of cocaine, guns, cash, stolen motorcyles, and all kinds of good stuff. Plus, they siezed the buisnesses security tapes, and have all of the players in action.. I know a couple of these guys as well, I have done legal buisness with them, and they seemed to have their act together. Why risk it?
There is no ammount of money that I would be willing to do time for, especiallly now that I have family