User blog comment:Madman97/You know what really grinds my Wabbajack's? The Misplace of Value in Skyrim./@comment-4057437-20130721061148

To some cultures, its the principle of the thing, not the value of the item. Not too long ago, stealing a loaf of bread got your hand cut off here on Earth. The list of capital offences in England just a few centuries ago (the 1700's) is staggering, over 200. People were hanged for burglery in England as late as 1781. Stealing a horse got you hung in the west in America in the late 19th century. In parts of the Middle East, you can still be executed for converting from Islam. The list goes on.

Skyrim does not have a modern Western culture. Skyrim's attitude towards and  punishment for crime should reflect that.