It's not about hard-forking... it's about rolling back the blockchain.  Please show me when BTC and LTC rolled back their blockchains?  As far as I know, there were two cases in bitcoin history - both were due to technical problems caused by updates.  Rolling back a blockchain because coins were stolen is a dangerous precedent, and one I believe strongly will kill this coin if performed.

Someone has 30% of VRC.  DEAL WITH IT.  Don't rollback the blockchain like idiots.  

Make mintpal pay for their mistake.  Devs should not be trying to help an exchange like this.