Was there ever such a thing as a Moriarty - a "Napoleon of Crime"? I'm not talking about mob bosses, or drug dealers, I'm talking about someone who seemed extraordinarily gifted in criminal endeavours and built an empire based on that knowledge without just resorting to force of violence and thugs.
>>2714995
If you ask the communists, its the capitalists and financiers.
But truly, no. Unless you're some kind of serial killer or Anton Chigurh level hitman. Violence is necessary or present in almost every criminal endeavor, whether by the perpetrator or competitors.
>>2714995
>without just resorting to force of violence and thugs.
But Moriarty used those.
>>2715020
>>2715002
Yes, I see your point, and once I posted it I kinda regretted that I hadn't explained it better. Allow me to rephrase it as ".... an empire based on that knowledge without just solely resorting to violence like drug kingpins, or organised crime tends to do"
I'm just curious in seeing whether there's ever been such a thing as a "gentleman thief" who actually made large scale industry out of those skills.
>>2714995
Well, a good place to start would be Jonathan Wild and Adam Worth, who inspired the character of Moriarty
The guys that stole kim Kardashians jewelry a little bit ago were apparently famous diamond thieves or something.