Theft of cultural property, no matter where in the world, impoverishes us all,

No matter how worthy the cause, it is robbery, theft, and injustice to confiscate the property of one person and give it to another to whom it does not belong.

A pickpocket is obviously a champion of private enterprise. But it would perhaps be an exaggeration to say that a pickpocket is a champion of private property. The point about Capitalism and Commercialism, as conducted of late, is that they have really preached the extension of business rather than the preservation of belongings; and have at best tried to disguise the pickpocket with some of the virtues of the pirate.

It is a pervasive problem and it's on the rise.

That's not a reason unto itself to conclude that that's a scam Web site , but it is a reason to be cautious,

We all know why we are here. This is as much about deterrence as it is conducting investigations.