Sorry, but this sounds like a "someone else would have robbed you anyway, and probably even killed you" bandit "defense". While it is somewhat compelling from a

Sorry, but this sounds like a "someone else would have robbed you anyway, and probably even killed you" bandit "defense". While it is somewhat compelling from a birds eye view of bandit sociology and figuring out better anti-bandit countermeasures, it is terrrrible as an ethical defense.