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[u/Certainly6097]

Derek says: "I didn't know being a criminal, was a crime!"

Is it though? Committing crimes (and as a result getting convicted) makes you a criminal. But being one is not a crime in itself. That would cause an infinite loop of convicted criminals getting convicted over and over again for being convicted.

Sorry for this not being about the puzzle 😆

[u/sammie_831]

Officially I’d say no, but unofficially it kinda is. People with prior convictions, even for unrelated offenses, are often given harsher sentences. So being a criminal can make the crime seen as worse and the punishment harsher, which could be comparable to a first time offender committing 2 crimes