I'm not to sure about this one, I mean if you'd get a lot of money of npc's like crushed gems then I'm not supporting this.
But if you just mean to fix thieving on other npc's then I'll support this.
Yah it's just NPC's not particularly about the money aspect of it. I'd like to go for multiple rocky pets, but I don't really want to be stuck at guards and farmers forever, especially at 99.
Don't think this is to high of a concern right now.. but the Hero's bug is something that should be fixed at some point.
It's nothing major, of course, I just think it should be looked at. It's a small fix, that would be of benefit to people who enjoy other things than stalls.