Thieves break into a car because those wheels are more important to them than the person holding the keys.
Car owner lays into thief because his own car is worth more to him than the person breaking into it.
"This car is my life, and i have ignored all other facets of life besides building my car".
Both parties are as bad as each other in one respect, while from another angle, only one side in this equation actually committed (serious) violence against another human being... This is a massive cultural problem - things over people - and it's not by any means confined to the USA.
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