i agree (although i'm still pissed about probably losing 3.5 btc but whatever).  Although it really does suck that we seem to be plagued with thieves it does show that overall the currency is valuable and has a future.  Its the same as when the trolls started showing up on sealswithclubs.eu lobby.  They annoyed the crap out of everyone but my point was they are a sign of growth.   Of course a thief is much worse than a troll and what happened on btc-e today is awful and my heart goes out to ppl who were burned for more serious amounts of money.  Same way with the bitcoinica fiasco, it really sucks that ppl have the capacity to stoop so low.  But big picture is that btc gets stronger.