[locknitpicker]

> We expect thieves to thief.

This seems to be the problem. Thieves get a free pass but the very few guardrails that said thieves haven't dismantled yet suffer the blunt of the criticism, to the point people argue they don't need guardrails at all.

Don't you feel you are unwittingly aiding thieves to go unpunished?

[thephyber]

This analogy is getting really strained.

If I expect North Koreans to North Korea, I’m not aiding them in doing that by failing to criticize their behavior. They were going to do the North Korean thing with or without my dismay.