# What Crime and Justice means in News from Nowhere

> Crime is rare and arises from hot blood or error, not from class enmity; there are no prisons or criminal laws, as the abolition of private property and class inequality has eliminated the root causes of most offenses.

## Explanation

Crime is rare and arises from hot blood or error, not from class enmity; there are no prisons or criminal laws, as the abolition of private property and class inequality has eliminated the root causes of most offenses.

Old Hammond argues that crime stems from private property and that punishment is unnecessary in a society of equals; remorse and atonement replace legal penalties.

The story of the violent death raises questions about justice and forgiveness, as the slayer had no malice but is now at risk of suicide.

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