SMARTER THAN THE LAW?

 

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Cheating Systems

What normally goes on in the minds of fraudsters? Do fraudsters really think they are smarter than the law? That they will deceive everyone. And engage in different forms of crime and just get away with it? The schemes. The painstaking time involved at getting good at cheating. And all the treacherous means employed to smart the law. Do criminals expect to win at this game and live happily after? What is wrong with people? The law exists for a specific reason. It is designed to promote good virtues in society. Its main purpose is to promote public good. The common good that keeps everyone safe. The law also exists to keep people in check. When you deviate from your path or the required path. The law reminds you to get back on the right path. The law has nothing to do with punishment. Its overall objective is to ensure that people live in order under specific guidance.

And in circumstances, where people in a given community or country. Demonstrate that they cannot live under those specific guidelines as stipulated in the law. An additional layer emerges. The layer of punishment through the comes into play. The Law provides measures for those people who defy the spirit of public good. Those who defy demonstrate that they cannot live under specific guidance. As a result, they need not only to be reminded but also taught repercussions of breaking laws. Therefore, when fraudsters and co. take to cheating systems, they are not usually cheating systems. They actually cheat on themselves. They might not see that upfront. However, with change of time, reality becomes a little bit clearer. They experience bliss of cheating before dealing with consequences of cheating.

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In fact, fraudsters do not just disrespect the law. They also manipulate the law. They dig around it to find loopholes that advance their bad practices. They have learned about these laws. They have learned about how government institutions operate. And in the process, going after the very government that makes the law. They want to commit crime at government compounds. They have seen how local governments run. And they feel that they can steal from them. Fraudsters scorn the government. They are confident that they can find a way to outsmart the same law, that is supposed to spot and stop them. With this type of thinking, someone thinks he/she is smart. However, in reality, no one is smarter than the law. You can be smarter on the surface. And feel that you can fool anyone. But you are not smarter than the law. No one is smarter than the law.

You can cheat for only too long. You can hide for only too long. But the law will catch up with you. Even if, you have 20 years’ experience of being an established fraudster. And you think that you can get away with anything. The law has eyes, which have been trained to see you. Those eyes will see you. Your smart moves will be detected. Your elaborate schemes will be uncovered. Your careful work of many years in crime will be exposed. The law is sharp. With a double-edged sword. It catches criminals front and back. You are not smart. Fraudsters are not smart. Stop thinking that you can cheat systems aimed at keeping you in check. That you will find a loophole, which you can convert into a cash cow. There is no value in pursuing this path. Because you will be apprehended. There is no happily after in crime.

All those who interfere with the law get what they deserve. They get caught. If, you destroy the interest of public good element in law. The law will teach you how to behave. It will teach you how to respect. The law will take you back on track. That is what the law is designed for. To ensure that people live safely and with virtues. Virtues that contribute to the public good. Virtues that teach you to earn money in the right way. Your crime-loving mind is just cheating you. It is creating a false image for you. You think that you will get free money by being a fraudster or any other kind of criminal. But these are fantasies. Your mind paints a temporary image for you. You will payback everything you stole. Your sophisticated maneuvers will crumble before you. You will go to prison. So quit the tricks.

You cannot cheat systems, which were designed to keep and restore order. The law understands its assignment very well. It goes after those people who defy and show defiance towards it. Your action of wanting to steal from the very institutions that create and govern the law deserves some punishment. It is you who is forcing the law to punish you. It is your disrespect. It is your lack of order. Your undisciplined pursuits. The thoughts of crime that you have entertained and acted on. You going after the law. You poking the law. You undermining the law. You thinking that you are smart. That you will just smack the law in the face and have a normal life. The law will catch you. Law enforcers will catch you. Trained eyes and professionals in law will catch you. You are not smart. You have weaknesses. They will begin showing up once you think you have mastered the game of cheating.

If you are looking for money, earn that money using the right means. Get some skills. Then use those skills to make money. Learn some trade and start a business. And since, you are deeply interested in twisting things. Become a strategist in your trade. If, your mind tells you that you can run a highly elaborate criminal enterprise in front of the law. Tell it to convert those criminal thoughts into legal tangible practices. Tell your mind to describe to you how you can run an elaborate legal enterprise. Get knowledge on the kind of occupation you would like to operate in. Get training in your field or occupation. And get to work. If, your mind can think of coming up with careful strategies to help you escape being caught. It can also generate methods that can make you the best business person in your industry.  

Start thinking the right way. Start thinking of how you can build wealth running a successful legal business. Take your painstaking skills into your practice. Stop thinking that you are smart. Stop thinking that you can cheat your way to the top. Stop defrauding the government. Stop stealing from people. Crime has a deadline. And when that deadline comes, you will not have your way. You will be the most reckless person. It does not matter how smart you thought you were when you started defrauding. What will matter is that, the law will put an end to your bad behavior. The law will teach you the hard way back to virtues. Your freedom will be taken away. You will no longer be in a position to make decisions on your own. You will be locked somewhere. Where like-mined people are locked. You need to learn. And for that to happen. Your freedom will be limited. You will learn to follow simple instructions the hard way. You are not smarter than the law. The law is smart. It will bring you back to the right path. After it teaches you a hard lesson. Stop entertaining criminal thoughts. You will be caught. All criminals can only run so far. And you are no exception.