A thief once said:
"I may steal, but that doesn't make me inhuman."

Those Outlaws who are adrift and roaming the universe say:
"You may not have the urge to break the law, but you are still bound
to ignore it."

The blind and self-serving vanity of the theif, the archaic and old
fashion code of the pirate, the vain glourious and narcissistic pride
of the Outlaw. These may be merely white lies to delude themselves
and others that they may to some extent be considered upright people.

Whether fact or fiction, the outlaws live by and follow a code that
they take pride in.

On the other hand, ruffians who live outside the law and follow no
code at all, cause some the greatest calamities.