They dont have to be told. They already know that. They just want more of our tax dollars for them to spend and play with.
They steal your cash to spend on their little power drug. They steal your stuff and pawn it to get money to spend on their little power drug.
When you catch them, they lie pathologically to get away with it, and promise never to do it again.
When you put your head back down to start working again, they're on your dresser drawers like white on rice, stealing MORE money.