You are right of course Electric Badger, and all I can say is, and I know this is not a complete answer, that two wrongs do not make a right, and although all crimes against people are wrong, child abuse is, in my view, infinitely worse than most others. Not prepared to go down a list and compare crimes.

Glamorized theft has been controversial at least since the days of Robin Hood - perhaps that is the subject for another thread....

cariad