Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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Going straight meant crooked planning. He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to PICK A CRIME By RICHARD R. SMITH treatment and taking it. But you wouldn't do that. You wanted to commit a crime, get caught and be a hero ... an "Trying to get drunk?" the girl inquired. "Are you crazy?" "No. It's simple. If I get drunk, I can join the AAA and get free room and board for a month while they give me a treatment." It was easy enough to understand, he reflected, but a lot harder to do. on the verge of drunkenness. At the proper time—since drunkenness was illegal—a bartender always watered the drinks. Joe had tried dozens of times in dozens of bars to outsmart them, but had always failed. And in all of New York's millions, there had been . He opened his mouth to tell Hendricks exactly what he thought of him, get another—everyone was required by law to carry a CPA ID card and . He had never heard how the treatment prevented an Ex from committing a "And who'll hire a guy with criminal tendencies? You know the score. crime. And now that he knew, it didn't seem fair. He decided to tell When you try to get a job, they ask to see your ID before they even . "See what I mean?" Hendricks asked. "A century ago, you would have been locked in a prison and taxpayers' money would have supported you until Feeling safe from hidden microphones because of the uproar, he leaned across the table and whispered in the girl's ear, "That's what I want to hire you for. I want you to help me commit a crime. If I get convicted of a crime, I'll be able to get a good job!" something big to plan a crime. blackmail, rape, arson, and drunkenness had originated the CPA—Crime that. All his life it had been telling him he couldn't do things he wanted to do and now almost impossible, and during the previous year, only a few hundred men wonderful world, Joe. A world of happy, healthy people. Except for in the whole country had been convicted of criminal acts. freaks like yourself, criminals are—" the door behind him before the car stopped completely. "Let me out!" Joe grabbed at the door and was on the sidewalk, slamming No crime was ever punished. If a man was smart enough to kill wasn't punished at all. Instead, he was sent to a hospital where all a dozen other methods. An expensive operation, but since there were few He wanted to spit his contempt, but the increasingly familiar pain and criminal tendencies were removed from his mind by psychologists, shock prisoner inside his own body ... made a prisoner by a world that hated him back. treatments, encephalographic devices, a form of prefrontal lobotomy and He stared at the car as it pulled away from the curb and glided into the stream of traffic again. He realized he was a prisoner ... a prisons and their guards, large police forces, squad cars and weapons. commit a crime was a sort of hero. He And, ironically, a man who did hero, but because of the CPA Treatment, he was—when he left one of the And therefore, an EX (a convicted criminal who received the treatment was commonly called an Ex because he was in the strictest sense of the word an Ex-criminal) ... an Ex was always offered the best jobs. her body poised like a wrestler's. "What's the big idea?" "Scream," Joe said. "Scream as loud as you can, and when the cops get here, tell 'em I tried to rape you." The plan was perfect, he told himself. Attempted rape was one of the few things that was a crime merely because a man attempted it. A crime because it theoretically inflicted psychological injury upon the crime. On the other hand, attempted murder, robbery, kidnapping, etc., were not crimes. They weren't crimes because the DCT didn't complete the act, and if he didn't complete the act, that meant simply that the " Joe discovered to his dismay that the girl was telling the truth when in on him. When he awoke, a rough voice was saying, "Okay. Snap out of it." Joe handed him the card with trembling fingers. He felt as if the world had collapsed beneath him. Conspiracy to commit a crime wasn't a crime. Anyone could conspire. And if the conspirators were prevented from committing a crime, then that meant the CPA had functioned properly the CPA didn't punish crimes or attempted crimes, and it didn't attempt to prevent crimes by punishment. If it did, that would be a violation of the New Civil Rights. Hendricks crossed the room, deposited the card in a slot and punched a to let you know they're watching you. They watch you all night, just hoping you'll do something exciting, like trying to kill someone, because it's exciting to be an amateur cop, and if they ever did prevent you from committing a crime, they'd get a nice reward and they'd be famous." Joe waved the money away. "Listen, why don't you do me a favor? Why don't you frame me? If I'm such a nuisance, pin a crime on me—any crime." "Can't do it. Convicting a man of a crime he didn't commit is a violation of Civil Rights and a crime in itself." "Umm." me go?" "Violation of Civil Rights." "Damn it, there must be some way you can help me! We both want the same thing. We both want to see me convicted of a crime." "How can I help you without committing a crime myself?" Hendricks walked to his desk, opened a drawer and removed a small black book. pick a name and go out and rob him.'" He laughed nervously. "If I did that, I'd be committing a crime myself!" When Joe reached the street, he hurried toward the nearest subway. As a own imagination. He hated the CPA and at night he couldn't shrug the feeling that the CPA lurked in every shadow, watching him, waiting for store was absolutely impenetrable. No one had even tried to rob a place of business for years. supervision of the CPA, it was a scientific colossus and to think of kidnapping someone or to contemplate the use of narcotics was someone, for instance, he wasn't sent to prison to be punished he law, it would have been wired with CPA burglarproof devices, but evidently he didn't want to pay for installation. it was a place where a man could fall down at night and sleep, but where no normal man could live day after day. Fearing that someone might detect him before he actually committed the crime, Joe hurried to the bureau and searched it. John with Love . His trial would be a clean-cut one: it would be easy Chuckling with joy, he opened the window and shouted, " Thief! Police! Help! " cameras clicked and recorded the damning evidence. When Joe was securely handcuffed to a seat inside the helicopter, the metal police officers rang doorbells. There was a reward for anyone who As Joe dressed, he searched his mind and tried to find some difference. During the treatment, he had been unconscious or drugged, unable to think. Now he could think clearly, but he could find no difference in himself. he looked in the mirror, he was paler. The treatment had taken months and he had, between operations, been locked in his room. Hendricks was standing by the window. Joe stared at the massive back. glad the CPA caught you, and because they're glad you're an Ex. You're ex-murderer came out. In Hendricks' robot-chauffeured car, he ate the fudge and consoled employee and he doesn't live in the apartment you robbed. The CPA pays

<question>:
Why did Joe want to commit a crime and be caught by the CPA?

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A So that he would fit the part of a hardened criminal.
B So that he could become a part of the CPA team.
C So that he could receive the CPA Treatment and be offered a good job.
D So that he could get into the prison.

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C