Crime Is Our Biggest Employer

What’s all this fuss about crime? There are many people from various walks of life who benefit from crime every day. And, we’re not discussing the criminal.

Crime provides employment for the police, 911 dispatchers, detectives, evidence technicians and attorneys. If injuries are involved in the crime, then we bring in the doctors, nurses, paramedics or mortuary personnel. You may as well bring in more attorneys to handle litigation resulting from malpractice suits.

Let’s consider that we’re talking about a major crime. Someone’s job was to manufacture that yellow tape that clearly states, “Crime scene, do not
cross.”  Yes, another job resultant from crime.

Suppose we’re fortunate enough to have an arrest. More jobs surface! We now have the bailiff, correctional officer, support personnel and the bondsman. Better bring in an attorney! If the bondsman decides to invest in the criminal, they return to the street. Then, the cycle repeats itself.

Eventually, the case goes to court. Yes, more jobs. Someone to serve the subpoena, a judge to adjudicate the case, a lawyer to defend his client, a jury to deliberate the facts, and a guard at the door, ensuring that another crime isn’t committed by bringing a weapon or drugs into the courthouse.

What if the criminal pleads insanity? You have it now!! We have the psychologist, psychiatrist and myriad mental health experts who benefit from crime. Some of the lawyers I’ve met are more than qualified to handle insanity issues.

What about academia, where learned scholars teach about criminal behavior? And, never forget the reporter who gathered facts from a crime blotter. Have I mentioned the “true crime” writer who sells books on this topic?

What will a mayor and council deliberate when they don’t have letters complaining of crime in a certain area? They may actually find the time to legislate new laws, which, when broken, produce new jobs.

We won’t even go to the skilled craftsman who manufactures gloves. After all, “if the glove don’t fit ---.”

The next time that some thug beats you within an inch of your life, think of the bright side. You may be a traumatized victim, yet you’ve contributed toward the success of our biggest employer.