Is there a place in the game for a user or character to not be a criminal? Is that a direction anyone is interested in or do admins want us all to aspire to continuously rob old ladies? 

I haven't spent much time considering what it would look like but I've always thought that having opportunity to be something other than a criminal  would be an interesting aspect of the game. It seems reasonable that it would make you a target for criminals, but thats just how these things work.

Instead of going completely non criminal you could also do a twist and be an informant or spy. It would allow you to have some interactions with the criminal world but not all...at least not the more severe aspects of it (murder for sure). 

I guess the root of my logic is that I don't always want to aspire to be a crew leader, train a gun, gain drug units, or be outspoken in the streets. Sometimes I just want to log in, socialize, dick around, live a life of fantasy for a while and not have to worry about "building" a character but still feel I have purpose within the game. If your goals aren't a very specific (I would argue boring and played out) list then there isn't any game play to be had. 

Elyse, that is a wonderful point! I would love to do something like that. I think it would be nice if there were game mechanics that also coincided with that mind set. If there was a system of success and failure that was outside of being a criminal that offered alternative gameplay.