In the original Pinnochio, a trickster steals a large sum from him, so he goes before a wide old ape judge. The judge hears his complaint - and then has him imprisoned for stupidity. The thief wasn’t arrested in the book.

There are similar parallels with ancient Sparta. Back then, boys were soldiers by mandate, and were taught to steal from local farms. They were whipped for getting caught - not for theft. Theft was encouraged, getting caught was severely punished.

Just interesting things to consider that come to my mind.