Alan Bennett

Over the past few years, there has been a drip-drip of artists, from Alan Bennett to Gore Vidal, defending old men who abuse their power over young boys and girls for sexual pleasure.

The Great Train Robbers stole what would now be over US $65 million in one night. Nearly as much as the average Enron or Haliburton rip-off, but these blue-collar villains used their actual hands to lift the loot.