Anirudh Silai

Yeah, you guys are right. It's theft, whether you're an altruist or not. Thanks for the feedback, as well!

So Bob is NOT justified? I am honestly confused, but that is what I am hoping, because, if Bob can justify his theft by Al's lack of resistance, then the government can justify taxation by saying that people didn't actively resist it!

What would Rand say about this scenario: If Al subscribes to an altruistic mentality, and is stolen from by Bob, is Bob justified in stealing from Al? That is, if Bob steals from Al at gunpoint, and Al, though he doesn't want to be stolen from, sighs and says "whatever" to get Bob away from him, is Bob justified? Does the fact that Al has an altruist mentality justify Bob's theft?