OK fine, Thief was caught Good Job.
But, Never Take Law into your own hands.
The Police should have been called. That is their job to apprehend the criminals. This is how it happens in any civilized society.
People cheering and encouraging such ill behavior like dancing around, and kicking and punching SHOULD be avoided. It is highly un-civilized.
Yes he is a criminal but you are also commiting a crime by beating any person. Its called First degree Assault and Battery. In a Civilized Country, all the people that beat this thief can also be taken to Jail.
Its a Civil Fraction Felony. No one has a right to take the law into one's own hands.
Very sad to see such behavior being encouraged. You never solve a society's problems by such behavior as punching and beating. In fact that behvior of beating in public Encourages more ill and violent acts by the general public and lack of trust on Police continues to build up.
Please avoid such ILL and un-civil behavior.
Catching a Thief is a GOOD thing, but beating one up is NOT. Leave it for the Police on how they handle it, they have thousands of Pages of Written documents and laws on how to deal with such cases.