A proper way of preventing future occurances would be to hook up about a 100,000 volt charge to the next plate.
Then as the culprit attempts to remove the plate after a 3 second delay he says 'Hey, what's this cable fo.........'
That would give him a life changing experience.
Not enough to stop his clock, but enough to cross his eyes and send his ass about 10 feet into the air.
Civil society resembles a Road Warrior movie more and more as each fresh decadent year passes.
Just a fantasy of mine as to how the handle the thieving, amoral, lowlife contingent of our brethern.