Crime 'a vague shadow'

A quote to think about:

'Crime does not exist. It is a vague shadow that we try to grasp, it is yet another altar erected by ignorance and superstition supporting brutal bullies. The victims are the poor, the large majority of unfortunate people, the unhappy.” (Molinari 1984/1904, pp.30–2, cited in Ruggiero, V. (2013) ‘Crime and Punishment in Classical and Libertarian Utopias’, Howard Journal of Criminal Justice.