I hate thieves too, but they are a viable part of the game. It took a thief stealing my chest one time before I got a girdle and started wearing it WHENEVER I thought a thief was on. It's just shit that you have to deal with in the wonderful world of CF. If you think about it, at the end of the day it actually makes things more immersive. Yeah the thief was really irritating, but you shouldn't even engage him. Take it up the ass, learn from it, and move on.