Stolen iPod - Apple Unable To Assist?

Less than a year ago i purchased an iPod Photo and it was recently stolen. After reading the postings on this site and contacting Apple, I have been informed that I can file a Police Report. (Im sure it will be on their top priority list! (Im sure there is a large discusison at my local police station - look for the stolen iPod or find that stolen car?)
It is inconceivable to me that nothing can be done to assist in locating it. I am a registered user of Apple.Com, iTunes, and my iPod is/was registered... Even to be able to say that someone is attempting to update an ipod on a system that you are not registered to... Why do we register? What's the point?
Im so frustrated that I now only have part of the music on iTunes available to me (and nothing to play it on except my home pc) and that my iPod is gone and Apple 'cant' assist in locating it, that I dont think I will purchase a new iPod, nor will I suggest anyone else purchase one.
Sorry for the multiple posts, its obviously been one of those days.
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Any appliance can be removed from its original purchaser and used by those that control it. A car or boat has identifying marks on it that helps track it (or even parts use).
A music device is stolen to play the music. I come from the ancient eight track cassette school of logic.
People broke into cars to steal the appliance. To steal an iPod is assault (not treated in the same manner by the police as B&E crimes).
But a part of this equation is being ignored. The price of digitally recorded music.
Stealing something that is "invisible" (the music, or worse, data that was on your iPod) makes crime in the twenty-first century a new level of crime.
Please don't take any offense to my comments.
You lost a "toaster". An appliance. A device that allows audio playback.
It would be worse, I think, if a burglar broke into your home (or car) and stole your CD collection. The contents of your iPod should be replaceable via a simple back-up.
It would be just as impossible for any computer manufacturer to protect the data on a stolen computer.
Just like a stolen wallet or purse. It may be the contents that the criminals really want.
In order to use a stolen TV the thief must plug it in. The device doesn't know it's stolen and the TV stations just send a signal.
But, your stolen iPod is a self contained playback device. Just like the money in your wallet.
A thief usually keeps just the contents and disposes of the "evidence" of the crime.
Feel good in knowing that your purchased music will not be available until the new "user" authorizes the playback device.

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