So you want to make crime pay ..... eh? Go to law school!

Whitey Bulger

Advice is a cheap commodity some seek it from me about crime — I know only one thing for sure — If you want to make crime pay — ‘Go to Law School.’

Convicted killer and former South Boston crime boss James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger, Jr., responding to a letter from three high school students doing a project on leadership. Bulger didn’t specifically answer the high schoolers’ questions, instead ruminating on his “wasted” life in crime, culminating in his advice to go to law school rather than follow in the gangster’s footsteps. (I guess a life bound by golden handcuffs is better than a life in actual handcuffs.)

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