That these acts of vandalism are criminal is certainly obvious in law.

That sir freds thoughtless vandalism of peoples lives via selfish risk taking should be rewarded with such a vast amount of money, provided by trhe tax payer, is not criminal in law but in my mind is nonetheless criminal.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

And any intelligent saboteur should consider that he will not lose out, as he will get a payout from his insurers, which, if this is a strategy to get back at the bankers, will only result in further strain being put on financial institutions which will then ask for more public money.

Being a multi faceted multi dimensional person, It doesn't take much effort to understand the anger that people feel.

I am able to blank it out and keep crimes such as freds in the abstract.

I havent't lost my job/home/life - possibly family etc etc etc yet.

So while I disagree with that way of doing things and see it is ultimately damaging to the people who did it, something they may reflect on as they languish in jail, (while sir fred simply rings his accountant to chase up the insurance company from his permanent holiday wherever it is that he is laying low ... or indeed living it up ...), I cannot judge them but feel nothing but sympathy and understanding.

It reminds me of fathers for justice. There were some characters involved who it turned out were seperated from their kids for good reason, but there were others who were driven to act foolishly out of sheer desperate frustration.

Sometimes its just too much.

Lets hope it doesn't become more comonplace, as it will result either in the total disintegration of society, or (more likely) in a reality comparable to that in the film "Brazil" with a distinct seperation of class between the very wealthy and protected and the rest on the outside.

And the likes of us will be on the outside.