About this problem that some people have.This problem has to start as a young child if it is not corrected then it will just snowball into something much greater.As a young child I was raised in a christian home where we were taught to not even touch something that did not belong to you because it’s stealing and it’s wrong.That is one of the ten commandments,thou shall not steal. Then again if this persons parent was not taught not to steal how can they instruct their children not to do so.In some countries they will cut a finger or an arm off if you steal.Well me personally am no thief because since the age of 14 I’ve held down a job and didn’t depend on family or anyone else to support anything that I wanted to do.I work for everything that I want, and treat people how I’d like to be treated. I don’t take peoples things ,because I wouldn’t want anyone to steal my things.Now karma is part of this too because what goes around comes around and I know this to be true because I have seen it happen with my own eyes.So this issue does go back to the parents if they punish their kids for stealing(making them return the item and apologizing), or didn’t address it at all then the child later in life may continue with this problem.If the parent tries to nip this problem in the bud they will save their self the embarrassment of hearing that their child is a thief.They will not have to run down to the local county jail or the penatntary to visit their child.It’s not only a public embarrassment but a family and friend embarrassment too. How does this stealing issue affect the thief too they want to be trusted, but they loose people in their life because no one can trust them, or what they say. People watch their items closer because of what they know the thief has stolen from them before.Just think what if we had less thiefs in the world crime would go down and we as a people would probably be a taste more trusting.