It always seems so romantic. Guy Fawkes; Robin Hood, his band of Merry Men, the beautiful Maid Marian; Bonnie and Clyde. But what's the reality? They were just people who had the guts to stand up to and break the law.
This isn't such a big deal nowadays, because people break the law everyday - in some ways it had become more socially acceptable break societies laws, which is quite a contradiction.
However, even if it is more accepted or common, it is less morally acceptable. People rarely gain that sort of celebrity status for doing things which are wrong. It is more likely that they will be shunned or people will attempt to demoralise them.
This is certainly the case in the western, well developed world where tracking criminals before they get to gain this status is relatively quick and easy. However in the less developed world, where the government have greater power, it is likely that there are still 'local hero's' who break laws, steal for good, etc. People who will gain that mythical or legendary status.
In terms of whether it is bad, I cannot really say, because it isn't something that happens in the society I live in, and I think it would depend on how people in society reacted to someone who behaved in this way. It is highly likely that they would be considered a tyrant and just a criminal, rather than a revolutionary or libertine.
Bandits, Bad Guys, and Fugitives in History - A list of British criminals
Notorious Outlaws of the American West - Outlwas from the wild Wild West
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