WHAT’S MY PUNISHMENT?

✃ Vocabulary: crime
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You are guilty of arson. You set fire to your neighbour’s car. Nobody was injured,
but why did you do it?

You are guilty of kidnapping. You kidnapped the wife of a wealthy man. You asked
for $5m ransom. Why did you do it?

You are guilty of bribery. You tried to bribe a planning officer $20,000 to let you build
a modern extension to your home in the old part of the city.

You are guilty of stalking. You stalked a famous actor for two years. You sent over
500 letters in this time and the police found you in the actor’s garden.

You are guilty of tax evasion. You are a builder and have paid no tax for five years.
The police estimate you have earnt $1m in that time.

You are guilty of vandalism. You have sprayed graffiti on over eighty trains. The cost
of cleaning them has been $50,000.

You are guilty of identity theft. You stole the identity of four people to get bank
loans and credit cards. You spent $150,000.

You are a mugger. You have been found guilty of mugging fifteen people. You stole
their wallets and mobiles at knifepoint but didn’t physically hurt anyone.

You are guilty of counterfeiting. You have a factory which makes copies of designer
handbags. You employ 40 people and made $500,000.

You are guilty of shoplifting. You were caught after you stole three pairs of jeans and
a T-shirt from a high street clothes store.

You are a pickpocket. You were caught on the metro system and admitted
pickpocketing five people. You stole only wallets and purses.

You are guilty of hacking. You entered military sites, which contained highly
confidential and extremely sensitive information. Why did you do it?

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