No.  This object has no objective right to exist or to be possessed by anyone.  No one has a right to possess it and therefore has no ownership rights to it.  Unless of course you believe in Religious Liberty.  According to Vatican II, they do have a right to own it, and this would be theft.  This is a clear example of the ramifications of Religious Liberty.  But in Catholic reality, no, this is not theft, since they have no rights in justice to own it.

Thanks for your clarity. I wasn't honestly sure myself. I thought at least a venial sin given it wasn't a really grave matter. But I figured its removal justified it in itself

Thanks for your clarity. I wasn't honestly sure myself. I thought at least a venial sin given it wasn't a really grave matter. But I figured its removal justified it in itself

We've had some Catholic martyrs who were killed because they destroyed some pagan idols that didn't belong to them.

HR’s only purpose is to protect company interests.  Those who believe it is to protect employees are naive.

Yes, HR -- let us remember that stands for "Human Resources". Real warm and fuzzy...

Yes, I think it was because I was on file as having refused the jab multiple times via my exemptions. But also because I was management.

I think the cops pulled the video from that day in the ramp and spoke with each person they saw entering. Unless there was a dash cam on the car. I literally just swiped it as I walked past and disposed of it elsewhere. It wasn't super obvious, I believe. I don't recall there being a camera where they were parked.
Yeah, that's how the cop I spoke with framed it too, as theft. Then he lectured me on the 1st amendment and that was that.

DL, thank you so much for your gracious answers to my questions. Though there is much to discuss here, prayer for you and your family comes first, and I haven't forgotten that. 

If you don't mind, your additional replies raise other questions for me. Apparently you intended to execute justice "while the coast was clear," as Lad qualified it. Are you telling us that the idiot moron who sported the thing actually missed it? Actually noticed it was missing? I mean what kind of effeminate wimp would keep track of his bumper stickers? It's a "man," I presume. And I presume also that this "theft victim" did not know it was you when he/she/it reported it, yes?

And were you identified as the perp because they saw something on camera or because you came clean either voluntarily or when asked about it? 

The whole thing is bizarre, and I mean it may have been the very demons that agitated against you. I've had it happen to me, and if our Lord allows it, they can do damage to your external goods.  

I just prayed to St. Joseph for your intention. I hope that you rebound quickly and land a better gig. DL, although I don't know you it appears from this thread that you are a man of integrity and honor. I'm sorry that you lost your job. As a husband, father, and provider that is a terrifying thing. Do you have a wife and children? I only ask because if you do, what you did took extra courage. I am the sole provider for my family of six. My wife homeschools our four young boys. I worry that if I lose my job, or my ability to work, that my wife may have to work again and my kids would have to go into the public school system around all of the filth of this modern world. So I try to lay low at work and not make waves. A few years ago a close friend of mine got fired over a somewhat similar circuмstance to yours. Afterward he said to me that he didn't regret what he had done, but that he wouldn't have done it again because he didn't change any minds or wake up any NPCs as a result of his actions, which is what he was aiming for. So he and I have a text group with other like-minded guys that support each other as we have to live inside the demon matrix to collect our shekels.

A final anecdote of hope. A little over a year ago I had to give up a job that I liked because of their jab mandate and refusal to grant exemption. I found another job that was willing to grant me an exemption, and was able to transition smoothly without any employment gaps, which was a blessing, but I had to take a substantial pay cut going to the other job. It was an extremely stressful time for me. Then, about six months ago I heard from a former coworker with that company that they were closing the division that I had worked in. All of my old coworker from that job were now looking for employment elsewhere. So I would have had to leave and take that pay cut eventually anyway, but at least I got to do it on my own terms. So it gave me some consolation over the distress and frustration that I had felt for my reduction of income. Stay strong brother!

Great post! You state the dilemma well. And yes, DL is a family man.

And it really is a dilemma because fear strenthens the matrix (the filthy thing runs on fear); yet being made an example of is a lonely business. 

I know that God will help DL. We have to see now what happens.

Prayers, prayers, prayers!

We've had some Catholic martyrs who were killed because they destroyed some pagan idols that didn't belong to them.

Yes, I think we've been brainwashed to think taking manly action is a sin. He could have left it there, but his Catholicity impelled him to take action. That's manly. I hate the injustice, but I like the take action of it. 

Someone else mentioned how inequitable is the balance of harm. Some scuмbag lost a $5 trinket, and a Crusader lost his livelihood - TEMPORARILY.

Stinks of the preternatural to me. 

First amendment never included satanism and hate vulgar speech.  As Catholics, the bumper sticker means hate for Jesus and Christianity.