Imagine... A young person stands with two career choices in front of them. Their desire is to have power over others and to beat to a pulp anyone they dislike or just on a whim. They want to be surrounded by like minded people who will cover for them and teach them how to be better at what they do. One carries a salary, an illusion of public respect, and is adored and protected by the establishment. You get free weapons, a really fast car and can drive it as fast as you like and break any traffic law without anyone stopping you. Also you get a new one if you smash it up, and it's full of computers and cool stuff. The other choice has no guaranteed income, the people you hang with might stab you in the back or end up in jail and so might you. You have to buy your guns and steal cars and there's this big other group that keep coming after you and beating the living daylights out of you and your friends and walking away. Given an ounce of sense you become a cop instead of a criminal. Same job but with much better benefits...

Great post!!