What topic instantly gets you started on an “old man rant”?

Nobody owns anything. We have come together and agreed as a society or family or whatever that this belongs to you and that to me but there is no universal law of ownership, except maybe for your own body. If you did not learn the value of mutual respect in the form of the idea of ownership then why should someone not simply take something they want or need? If a person feels disregarded and treated unfairly by a societies rules why should they themselves live by those rules? I am against theft of course, but I have seen a few young people steal and I think the majority of thieves act because of these reasons. It is hard for me to go on a rant because I havent lost much personally and you probably know why thieves do what they do but dont care. Don't get me wrong, I still think they should be punished or actually get some sort of help along with a punishmet according to the specific case but they are people after all. There are low lives, who will never achieve anything but putting a bullet to their heads wont change the big picture and it will probably hit the wrong guy anyway.

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