"If something is ok for one person to do, then it should also be ok for a group of people or everyone to do."
This is the basis of ethics governing certain profesions. The rules have not always been there. It was put together by a group of "good men" who seeked to set the minimal code of performance which should governn the group.
The principle of one to many and many to one holds true most times. I can't seem to figure out any scenerio that it doesn't hold
My question to you, if it ok for one to steal is it ok for all to steal as cited in the post
example about theft and taxation...? Remember the societal ills what is majorly copied by people