Security passcode to turn off iphone

Hi, I just submitted an enhancement request to Apple and thought I might share it to see what others think.  When an iPhone is stolen the first thing a thief will do is turn it off so that it can't be tracked via Find My Phone.  A solution to that would be to require a passcode to turn off your device.  That way the thief would have no choice but to risk carrying the on and gps-tracked phone around until he/she is able to get it to the Thief Hideout (where they somehow reset the phone), being tracked all the way.
What do you guys think?  Maybe if more people submit the same request, Apple might be more compelled to implement it in their next update.  I don't know anything about programming, but it sounds like a pretty easy addition.

Yesterday my wife lost her iPhone 5S on 21st st. in Manhattan. It was in a small bag she was carrying.  She definitely dropped it, it wasn't stolen by a trained thief. She immediately called me hysterically from her work cell phone to track it. Unfortunately it was turned off by the person who "found it" and wasn't showing up on "Find My iPhone".  This was a low level thief who I believe had no intention of returning it because he never would have turned it off to begin with.  I Immediately called Apple and they told me to put the phone in "Lost Mode", which supposedly renders the phone useless to most potential thieves.  About an hour later, on "Find My iPhone", it showed up in the Bronx and I got a phone call from him about 2 hours later wanting to return the phone. I believe had there not been a passcode on the phone and "Lost Mode" wasn't turned on, I would never have seen that phone again!!!! He saw the phone was frozen and realized he better cash in a tip from the owner or was scared of being tracked!!!  So I do think there should be an option for users, included in the software, that allows you to require a passcode to turn off the iPhone.  I believe there are a lot of low level thieves that would be deterred by this.
My wife still tipped the guy, since she DID get the phone back and I have no real proof that he would have stolen it!!!

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