Quote Originally Posted by Ozme52 View Post
One difference between the "common criminal" and someone like me is I'm smart enough to know I'm probably not smart enough to get away with it. So my decision to do the deed or not had to include presuming I'd get caught. I chose not to put my wife and family through that pain.
If you've got nothing lose, risking it all can also be "smart". It's the difference between putting all your money on 22 black or someone else's. We did plenty of shit that wasn't about personal gain. When we had taken the leap to the place where we didn't worry about our own safety or life, (which I think is necessary) taking risks is no big deal. No matter how big it is. I took the leap to begin with out of desperation...and then I kept going.