[henry quirk]

"henry quirk is dead and Joe is in jail"

a false assumption...two of them, actually

first: i may not die...in fact: if i'm cunning enough, no one may die

two: assuming joe knocks me off, AND is cunning about it, my body may never be discovered


"There are always repercussions"

sure

the job of the wise criminal is to anticipate and minimize the repercussions


"Until his apparent success spurs him to bigger and better crimes for which he pays dearly"

a false assumption...the wise man possesses himself...that is: he possess the appetite, not the other way around


"henry quirk's simple views are invalid"

open your pollyanna eyes and LOOK at the world...what i describe up-thread is the way it works...always has, always will

you can dress it up anyway you like: the essential transaction is prey versus predator

choose your poison...