When someone decides to steal my stuff, they steal a portion of my life. It was my time that I chose to spend working for the money to buy whatever was stolen. Well, everyone only gets just so much time, so in effect, the thief chooses to steal my life. And his punishment is that I get to pay for his defense, incarceration, feeding, clothing, medical expenses, etc.

I figure that if you steal from me, YOU owe ME.....not the other way around. We are not civilized.....we're just stupid.