When I was 17 I shared a trailer with a couple other teenage friends of mine.
In Alaska. We figured out how to run a cord to the neighbors outlet for electricity. Buried in the snow. Went on for a month or so. I drove up one evening and got out of my car. WHAMMO!!
That full grown man knocked the shit out of me and proceeded to give me a SCARY ass kicking!
Never said a word, just beat the holy sh*t out of me. When he was satisfied he walked away and went inside.
In a while I got up and went inside in extreme pain. There were my buddies sitting' on the couch, each with black eyes and numerous bruises. Seems he had started with the 2 at home and caught me as I returned.
To my knowledge, in the 30 year since, NONE of us have stolen anything again.
It's a guaranteed cure. Tommy