I strongly disagree with you in this write up, I believe that a friend of a thief is also a thief reason being that peer group and peer pressure can make or destroy a child, i remember what happened in my family while growing up, my brother happened to be a good friend of one boy who is rough, some see him as thief, some see him as Yahoo boy, before you know it, my brother started possessing his character and that is when my Dad step in and stop their relationship with force, now the boy is in prison because he broke someone's shop to steal and was caught and my brother has finish his masters and doing well now, I believe that if my Dad didn't act fast, my brother's friend would have spoil him.