Although my group's project focused on the infamous 'Babyface Nelson' in particular, the crimes of just this one man are not what caught my attention the most in this project.
While listening to all the presentations about different gangsters, I thought about how impressive these people were. They made names for themselves. Does that even happen anymore?
I may be ignorant and not be brushed up on current events, but I can't think of any American criminal in current day who has done enough to go down in history books. I can't think of anyone who's devised thought out organized crimes, who's escaped prison, taken down FBI agents... I never hear about such criminals.
However, I hear about the crimes we do have. I'm not saying crime rate has decreased. I am however saying it has possibly gotten less clever. It is not uncommon to hear of the gas station robberies or convienence store hold ups, which sometimes succeed and sometimes don't. However, these gangsters were the masters of organized crimes. They duped the police system, they went on the run and stayed there. Even Babyface Nelson got pulled over for a speeding ticket and drove away unrecognized, after committing impressive crimes and being wanted for high rewards.
These days, you don't see such elaborate planning when it comes to crime. It's quite possibly a good thing.
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