Ah, yes, when "those" people steal an air
conditioner it's *unfortunate
 when they don't die as a result*. 
 Yes, exactly. If the dirtbag steals MY air conditioner and I'm
 anywhere nearby, he's going to eat lead, plain and simple.
  You must be a real hit at parties. 
 Yes, usually. But then I tend to party with people who don't
 inexplicably feel sorry for people who don't fucking behave themselves
 and screw with other peoples' shit in order to appear "cool" in front
 of their dirtbag friends. 
 
 I don't recall saying anything approximating "I feel sorry for jerks who
 steal stuff" -- perhaps you have me confused with some other person? I'm
 going to suggest (and you may feel free to disagree with me) that
 perhaps stealing an air conditioner does not warrant the death penalty?
 (And as a corollary: Me stating that the death penalty is not an
 appropriate punishment for theft of household cooling devices does not
 imply that I "feel sorry" for the perpetrators of said crime.)