Epic fail

You might not directly think "if i get caught, il get such and such a fine and so many hours of community service" or whatever but you think about getting caught(...)

I'm kinda connected through my british side of family to few people who were directly or indirectly involved in violence, drugs, theft, gangs etc. and now are reformed and do their bit for community working with yoofs and providing counselling service to addicts.
If your main motive is sustaining the substance abuse you don't care about the means, you don't care about the consequences. You go back to jail for the twentieth time and if you didn't go through a rehab you will be back for more.

Now, if you commit crime to sustain your life style, like easy money and violence, you do think about the consequences. You also learn very quickly which crime pays more ie. what's the sentence/money gain ratio. You know how to harass people and get away with a slap on the wrist. You also learn very quickly, that in the UK you can talk badly to the policemen and even push them around (especially when you are of young age)... And that you can actually sue the force for assault for the rough arrest. Now, try to run your mouth on a policeman on the continent.