I agree on the one hand that the culture my ...ultimate solution for this specific crime, eminates from is nothing to emulate.  I was careful to be specific in my post to say     "there is one mid eastern custom of the fundamentalists….the removing of the thieving hand. I would give someone the chance to not do it again, a few times first, but if it’s like chronic….it is a detriment."  also " …++I know I come off blood thirsty at times - it is the logical in me. I do have a heart…for the victims - I don’t for stone cold predators…"
  I was told by a fella that worked the oil fields during the shah days. he said you could put anything outside your living quarters (tiny homes!) and It would be there in the morning or when ever.  .  theft was exceedingly rare.  of course, the clean and dirty hand situation made it really bad to loose a hand.

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