Reply #23: Nobody here disagrees with that.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

But that isn't an excuse to victimize innocent people.

Granted that what I'm about to say is strictly a personal anecdote but -- my dad is a GC. When I was in middle school one of his employees broke into his truck and stole several thousand dollars worth of tools. My dad couldn't afford to insure his tools at the time. No tools, no work. He lost longtime clients. It was crippling to us for years. There were a lot of Tuna Helper meals for my brother and I. My dad had to start over with a belt and a framing hammer as an employee until he could save up the money to get back on his own. The crook, the thief, the criminal WAS employed and fairly so. He stole my dad's tools and pawned them to support his habit.

Sorry, but I cannot muster a no-questions-asked blanket pity for pitiless criminals.