[keithpeter]

"He broke the law. Which means he is a criminal."

I've refrained from posting here as I'm in the UK, not my issue &c but I do work with young offenders and adults in retraining &c.

'criminal' is not a 'type' or irrevocable condition. It is a social status that exists in the mind of people and state records, especially in this case with little measureable damage to anything or anyone.