Those who know better and see further than the rest of us are fond of saying that a criminal disposition is often borne of poverty and want.
How many times have we heard the 'deprived' and 'discriminated against' excuses postulated by the talking heads over the course of the last five decades? Well, here are a few characters who had it all and still they did what they did.
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Clive Henry was Jailed for 17 Years
So Solid Crew: Trouble with The Law
The Murder of Kate Beagley
She Kept Asking Him to Leave Her Alone
Different Standards
This Attack Must Have Been Terrifying
Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald charged with rape
Fijian Rugby Player, Watisoni Leqeti, Jailed for Rape
Ricardo Morrisson Gets Life for Amy's Murder
'Double Jeopardy' Killer, Mario Celaire, Jailed for Life
Footballer Elliot Omozusi jailed for 2.5 years
Semi-pro footballer Mario Quiassaca sacked after looting store and stoning police
Titus Bramble faces third sexual assault charge
Portsmouth owner Antonov in court over alleged bank fraud in Lithuania
Man's jaw broken - Premier League’s Nile Ranger arrested
Championship's Frederic Piquionne fined for dumping rubbish>
So Solid Crew rapper bloodied girlfriend's nose - She refused to do his laundry!
'DJ Roni Size threw ex-girlfriend like a rag doll' - court told
Rugby player Gareth Raynor jailed for internet scam
'Promising footballer' and gang rapist, Femi Ismail, jailed for 9 years
Lewis Hamilton gets done for dangerous driving - His response? 'Is it 'cos I's black?'
Man City's Kelvin Etuhu jailed for punching and kicking Owen Fitzpatrick
Premier League star Dominic Vose arrested for 'rape of teenage girl at party'
Carlton Cole in sex attack quiz
Chelsea's Ashley Cole shoots club intern Tom Cowan with an airgun
Manchester United's Ravel Morrison escapes jail after threatening robbery victim
Manchester City footballer Kelvin Etuhu pleads guilty to assault
Rugby league's Greg Johnson arrested after ‘glassing bride-to-be’>
Footballer Ali Fuseini 'aided in alleyway sex attack'
West Ham's Manuel Da Costa charged over sexual assault
Footballer Michael Ricketts sorry for girlfriend attack
BBC DJ Lubna Qazi to be sentenced for benefits fraud
Marlon King loses sex assault appeal
England footballer Ledley King faces ban after driving 100mph in his Mercedes
Footballer Josh Scott to face trial for glassing Amy Summers
Dance Star MC Viper denies Bottling Woman
TV reporter, Ponty Tshibasu, accused of rape
Ashley Cole Chelsea shooting investigated by police
Footballer Ivan Klasnic arrested over rape claim
Anton Ferdinand faces arrest and custody
Sunderland FC's Titus Bramble Held Over Rape Claim
Premier League star Dominic Vose arrested for 'rape of teenage girl at party'
Jermain Defoe sentencing delayed over phone driving offence
Carlton Cole in sex attack quiz
Boxing champion Dereck Chisora spared jail for assaulting woman
Manchester United's Ravel Morrison escapes jail after threatening robbery victim
Manchester City footballer Kelvin Etuhu pleads guilty to assault
Rugby League's Greg Johnson arrested after ‘glassing bride-to-be’
Romanian 'Cheeky Girl' Gabriela Irimia cautioned for shoplifting
Naomi Campbell Escapes Jail!
Rogues' Gallery continued...
How many times have we heard the 'deprived' and 'discriminated against' excuses postulated by the talking heads over the course of the last five decades? Well, here are a few characters who had it all and still they did what they did.
Clive Henry was Jailed for 17 Years
So Solid Crew: Trouble with The Law
The Murder of Kate Beagley
She Kept Asking Him to Leave Her Alone
Different Standards
This Attack Must Have Been Terrifying
Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald charged with rape
Fijian Rugby Player, Watisoni Leqeti, Jailed for Rape
Ricardo Morrisson Gets Life for Amy's Murder
'Double Jeopardy' Killer, Mario Celaire, Jailed for Life
Footballer Elliot Omozusi jailed for 2.5 years
Semi-pro footballer Mario Quiassaca sacked after looting store and stoning police
Titus Bramble faces third sexual assault charge
Portsmouth owner Antonov in court over alleged bank fraud in Lithuania
Man's jaw broken - Premier League’s Nile Ranger arrested
Championship's Frederic Piquionne fined for dumping rubbish>
So Solid Crew rapper bloodied girlfriend's nose - She refused to do his laundry!
'DJ Roni Size threw ex-girlfriend like a rag doll' - court told
Rugby player Gareth Raynor jailed for internet scam
'Promising footballer' and gang rapist, Femi Ismail, jailed for 9 years
Lewis Hamilton gets done for dangerous driving - His response? 'Is it 'cos I's black?'
Man City's Kelvin Etuhu jailed for punching and kicking Owen Fitzpatrick
Premier League star Dominic Vose arrested for 'rape of teenage girl at party'
Carlton Cole in sex attack quiz
Chelsea's Ashley Cole shoots club intern Tom Cowan with an airgun
Manchester United's Ravel Morrison escapes jail after threatening robbery victim
Manchester City footballer Kelvin Etuhu pleads guilty to assault
Rugby league's Greg Johnson arrested after ‘glassing bride-to-be’>
Footballer Ali Fuseini 'aided in alleyway sex attack'
West Ham's Manuel Da Costa charged over sexual assault
Footballer Michael Ricketts sorry for girlfriend attack
BBC DJ Lubna Qazi to be sentenced for benefits fraud
Marlon King loses sex assault appeal
England footballer Ledley King faces ban after driving 100mph in his Mercedes
Footballer Josh Scott to face trial for glassing Amy Summers
Dance Star MC Viper denies Bottling Woman
TV reporter, Ponty Tshibasu, accused of rape
Ashley Cole Chelsea shooting investigated by police
Footballer Ivan Klasnic arrested over rape claim
Anton Ferdinand faces arrest and custody
Sunderland FC's Titus Bramble Held Over Rape Claim
Premier League star Dominic Vose arrested for 'rape of teenage girl at party'
Jermain Defoe sentencing delayed over phone driving offence
Carlton Cole in sex attack quiz
Boxing champion Dereck Chisora spared jail for assaulting woman
Manchester United's Ravel Morrison escapes jail after threatening robbery victim
Manchester City footballer Kelvin Etuhu pleads guilty to assault
Rugby League's Greg Johnson arrested after ‘glassing bride-to-be’
Romanian 'Cheeky Girl' Gabriela Irimia cautioned for shoplifting
Naomi Campbell Escapes Jail!
Rogues' Gallery continued...