How you view it depends on your life experiences. I was raised in a very small town. Kids were always breaking into summer cabins, and sometimes homes. But most of the time they weren't doing it to steal or hurt anyone. They did it because they were bored and too stupid to think of something more productive to quell their boredom. This doesn't make it ok, but it also isn't a death penalty offense.
If I were raised in South Central where a lot of the kids are just as dangerous as the adults, if not more so, then I'd probably have a different perspective.