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Originally Posted by yanks87
While I think the theft is awful and the melting down of the rings is equally as bad, isn't this essentially what the card companies do when they slice up bats and jerseys for the insertion in cards? Albeit "honest" thievery, but it is essentially the destruction of historical pieces for profit? I might be over simplifying it, but pot v. kettle in my book from a memorabilia perspective.
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Not comparable. If you own something and destroy it, either intentionally or by carelessness, that's a bummer but really nobody else's concern. If you steal something and destroy it, you've destroyed the possibility of it ever returning to the hands of the rightful owner. You've made the theft permanent.
I'd be very annoyed with myself if I damaged something valuable, but not guilty. Just like I don't feel guilty about wrapping my Bench and Ryan rookie cards in rubber bands when I was a kid.