Ah. In that case, carry on.

Like we've all been saying, about that original question, the line between jerkwad and evil jerkwad is whether the jerkwad in question is knowingly and willfully causing harm with his thefts.

To count as knowingly and willfully, by RAW, it needs to be something pretty obvious and immediate. Stealing an anti-undead magical doohicky from a wealthy lord, a few weeks before a major undead incursion that you knew nothing about isn't evil. It becomes evil if you knew about the upcoming zombie-fest, or if you stole it during the zombie-fest for any reason other than to put an end to the undead that are eating the town.