When the police finally located the vehicle, they found that the thief had installed a burglar-alarm system in it. C. Starts a vicious cycle. Easier to do it again. Turns you from reliance on regular work. D. Hinders your Christian witness.
Nobody trusts a thief.
Steal no longer. Other ancient law codes invoked death penalty. Bible does not - restitution is key. People are more important than property. Just as eager to see the victim compensated as that the criminal is punished.