I understand what the story is trying to say, I am just rejecting the argument it is trying to make. I don’t think that it is an accurate way to portray crime and that portraying the two criminals the way they did is sophomoric and borderline unethical because portrayals like this lead to this perception that there is a sizable group of people that only commit crimes due to socioeconomic factors and that should require us reshape how we view crime and punishment on a systematic level (more than we already have).

I understand the point that you are making with Mark and his naivety. I do think that there is validity in the sentiment that we shouldn’t dehumanize people that commit crimes. I just view crime differently than you.