Theft is considered petty crime if an item of negliable cost is
stolen. However, what if in the future, due to his/her disappearing
record, the person lands a job as a banker and steals a big sum of
money? And what if the affected victims, who had their savings in
the bank frozen as the bank is unable to repay them and they need
it for emergencies?
It would be unfair to the bank, and the masses who deposited their
savings in the bank.
A mistake is a mistake. A crime is still a crime, no matter how
small it is.
We should not condone such behavior, by allowing them to erase
records, it becomes unfair to those who strictly abide the law and
was affected by repeated offenders.
