U Nemačkoj je primećeno da je tokom prethodnog rata, među ljudima koji su podneli lični gubitak ili gubitak službe, čak i među takozvanom pristojnom srednjom klasom, postojala tendencija razvijanja ravnodušnosti prema zakonu i odavanja pljačkanju, crnom tržištu i sitnom lopovluku.
In Germany during the last war, it was noticed that, with people who'd suffered personal loss or deprivation, even amongst the so-called decent middle class, there was a tendency to develop indifference towards the law and to indulge in looting, black market and petty theft.