Avid,

If the criminal justice system worked, and thievery weren't epidemic, and if the occasional slaps on the wrists worked, etc., I would agree with you. But our society has become pretty much dysfunctional with regard to the criminal justice system. There is NO justice.

Strangely I do agree with the notion of "thou shall not kill," but recall that it is in the same list that includes "thou shall not steal." So if somebody has a chronic habit of stealing, I really do think tagging their ass serves them right, justly right in fact. Whether or not I would actually shoot if I had the chance is uncertain. I could be a bit unstable about the matter; heads, I shoot; tails, I don't. Hard to say.

Sg