I've told this tale before, but mention of "theft from a comrade" brings it back to mind again.....
... at the risk of thread drift, that reminds me of a tale told by an erstwhile colleague, a Para officer.
When a young subaltern, he had decided to carry out a no-notice block/barrack inspection of his troop. He was not put off by his wise SNCO i/c firmly trying to tell him that it would not be a good idea that night.
During the inspection, he discovered one poor trooper, sat by his bed, with his hand firmly affixed to his bedside locker - with a commando-style knife through the palm!
SNCO i/c: "Theft from a comrade Sir, he won't do it again!"
Good to know that
BEags would approve.......