[Anykeylo]

Criminals are usually malicious. They mean to hurt others. Non-physical criminals (Financial also crimes, for example) also count in this as they wrong other people, too. If people act as if they don't care, why wouldn't they be hated? Once you've shown that you can do something to another human being without remorse...Even after having served hard time for it, other people may not want anything to do with you because that crime shows the level of care you have for your fellow man. It's a reflection of your inner soul. That sounded gay but ...Meh something like that.

I agree that drug addicts are seen as weak. They may have personal problems...But so do the rest of us. We don't all turn to drugs to solve our problems. I wouldn't say people hate drug addicts. I pity them and don't want to be around them. They seem scary and out of control too. They're definitely joked about too(Charlie Sheen, Whitney Houston, etc). *Shrugs. Maybe it's because they're more of a caricature.