You asked for a reaction to your story, and you got it. And nobody is reprimanding anybody.
The majority of responses in this thread have pointed out that:
a) When a situation like this develops, Minecraft (or insert any other fad of the moment) is not at fault; rather, it is a mix of playground peer pressure and inadequate guidance from adults responsible for bringing up and/or educating those kids.
b) Theft is wrong, period.
Of all the responses in this thread, I think Tachikoma sums it up the best:
"The game isnt the problem, the problem is society.
Any game, hobby or pastime can become addicting, but in a schoolyard envirinment theres a peer pressure situation where youre not cool if you dont do the things everyone else does, and get singled out if you dont do it at all.
Ive seen kids bullied over the shoes they wear, over thier haircut, clothes, stationary, virtually anything.
And frankly, the school is at fault to for allowing kids to take ipads and iphones to school, and the parents are at fault for giving them these devices unmonitored to begin with. "
I can understand to an extent why your rage is leading you to blame Minecraft for the problem with your Vita. But Minecraft isn't at fault. If Minecraft didn't exist, the same situation could just as easily have occurred over something else.
You can't resolve a problem (and take steps to prevent it from happening again) unless you can see the real root cause. Several people here have made the effort to show you what that real root cause is, in this thread.
I hope that the situation resolves itself in the end, or at least that some good will come out of it.
