Why Do They?     
    
   We're amazed that gifted, wealthy, important people can't just obey the rules and enjoy life. Some cut corners, take risks and otherwise game the system. Don't they know it's harder than ever to hide their trickery?

   Then there are average people, often younger, who don't know right from wrong.

   A 29-year-old home-health worker stole jewelry valued at around $2,800 from a man's bedroom and pawned it for $1,214. Why? She needed the money, she said.

   A high school senior ruined his life by threatening the life of a school staff member, on Instagram. "I need a guy who could kill someone," he wrote, offering $100,000. "No joke," he added.
   
   Then he told authorities he was joking. He was charged with criminal attempt to solicit/conspire murder, a first-degree felony. And then there are students causing fights. The county superintendent and police are exasperated with "kids not understanding respect, or civility, thinking they've got to take it to a fight." 

   A girlfriend lost her cool when her boyfriend was in court for violating his probation on a felony conviction. He had also cursed at his probation officer over the phone, and was sentenced to 90 days. 

   The girl stormed out of the courtroom, slamming the door. She did not apologize and got 10 days in the slammer to think it over. 

   Finally, a convicted killer said he "died" during a medical emergency in prison and thus fulfilled his life sentence. His heart stopped five times, he said. The judge ruled that his filing for release proves that he lives. 

        Jimmy