One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York.
In Psalm 72 Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.
Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison lifting weights becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning a skill?
Home schooled children frequently combine for many purposes - and they interact well. The growth of the home schooling movement means that more and more children are learning together just not in a traditional classroom.
The purpose of learning is growth and our minds unlike our bodies can continue growing as we continue to live.
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes no coincidences all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
The union is much more than me and when you think the union is you and it's not about who you represent I think you've sort of lost your morals and focus and the purpose of your leadership.
Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it without any practical purpose whatsoever in view.
There is however another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons eminent for their knowledge it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.
It's kind of interesting because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity and the thrill to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker.