Would You Connect to an Unsecured Wireless Connection?

I would not connect to a nearby business or neighbor's wireless access in order to use the Internet for free.  This is stealing. Even if my neighbor gave me permission, I would still not do this because it is unethical.  If public places have "hot spots," I think this is alright because it is done publicly but not an isolated neighbor stealing from another.  It would be hard to detect that someone was using your network at home but if caught, people need to be punished.  On the other hand, the neighbor with the network needs to be punished in some way too for not having a secured connection. Not sure how punishment could be carried out, but this will be a continued hot issue for some time to come.