Suppose, two young men, brothers, had gotten into serious trouble, they were secretly leaving town in a hurry and needed money. Karl, the older one, broke into a store and stole a thousand dollars. Bob, the younger one, went to a retired old man who was known to help people in town. He told the man that he was very sick and that he needed a thousand dollars to pay for an operation. Bob asked the old man to lend him the money and promised that he would pay him back when he recovered. Bob wasn't sick at all, and he had no intention of paying the man back. Although the old man didn't know bob very well, he lent him the money. So bob and karl skipped town, each with a thousand dollars. Points to consider

Why shouldn't someone steal from a store? What is the value or importance of property rights?