I guess part of it is up to the offended party and the system we currently got in place.
So there is fluctuating costs to commiting the same crime.
Now if the car was a lambo the owner would pay bail and never see a jail cell.
If the car was a 84 honda the man would be seing stainless steal toilets.
On a different note.
Here is more "thought experiment"
YouTube - President Clinton admits to mind control experiments
:p