This is perhaps the reason why there are quite a few prominent spiritual figures ("saints") who used to be criminals before. E.g. Emperor Ashoka who was a ruthless ruler before he was introduced to Buddhism, Angulimala who wore a necklace of fingers of those he killed until he met Gautam the Buddha, and even nowadays: Satyam Nadeen and John Sherman who both had served time in prison before they found the light.
Or maybe the criminals just became more sophisticated :-)
Criminals becoming saints
This is perhaps the reason why there are quite a few prominent spiritual figures ("saints") who used to be criminals before. E.g. Emperor Ashoka who was a ruthless ruler before he was introduced to Buddhism, Angulimala who wore a necklace of fingers of those he killed until he met Gautam the Buddha, and even nowadays: Satyam Nadeen and John Sherman who both had served time in prison before they found the light.
Or maybe the criminals just became more sophisticated :-)