Stealing is stealing regardless if you rob a bank or steal a pack of gum. If you do the right thing you shouldnt be stealing at all. your analogy contradicts its self.
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if one steals a pack of gum and the other robbs a bank, do they get the same punishment? they both technically "stole". it has to do with the extent of the broken rule. we all can agree a line was crossed that shouldnt have been.