Do you agree or disagree with the aphorism "we're all doing time?" Put another way, was Durkheim correct in his assertion that a society without crime is utterly impossible, and that fundamental components of a civilized society imply that rulebreakers will always exist? Should this viewpoint affect how society views rulebreakers who have been formally "caught," given that everyone has likely broken the rules at some point? Discuss in some detail.

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Do You Agree or Disagree with the Aphorism "We're All