I always ask myself how many of the guys that dont talk to the detectives, how many of them get convicted?
Would be interesting. You know how many life sentences would be dodged if they lawyered up.
People get caught because...
1) Human beings, many of us, have this insatiable need to be recognized...We want attention and acknowledgment...
So, a group of average joe's commit a crime, and they go back to their hood and start bragging about it, forgetting that the walls have ears...
2) Human beings, many of us, have strong sense of self-preservation...We will throw other people under the bus to preserve ourselves...
So, when the group of average joe's start bragging about what they did, the streets listens...The cops come around and concerned citizen points them in the right direction (as they should)...
A group member gets picked up, a well trained detective applies psychological warfare on the dude...He cracks...
Next thing, the entire gang gets picked up...
If you are going to do dirt, do it on your own...Snitching is the number one weapon detectives have for closing cases, and when looking at real football numbers, anyone of us can potential snitch on our co-defendants...
Better yet, don't do dirt...
Going to school and getting a well paying career is much easier than risking your life for less than minimum wage (average hoodlum money, of course)...