"I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law"

This quote by David Dinkins is a pointer that not all criminal activity is intentional. It is possible to break the law without meaning to, and this is what Dinkins is describing. He is stating that he has actually not committed a criminal activity, but he has failed to comply with the law. This might suggest that he has actually disregarded to follow a certain law or regulation, or that he has not taken the needed actions to guarantee that he is in compliance with the law. This quote is a pointer that even if we do not plan to break the law, we need to still take the required steps to ensure that we are following it. It is necessary to be familiar with the laws and policies that use to us, and to take the needed actions to make sure that we remain in compliance with them.