Sorry, not trying to confuse the two, so much as acknowledging that they're both probably complicated here, but also as remedy often factors in to the severity

Sorry, not trying to confuse the two, so much as acknowledging that they're both probably complicated here, but also as remedy often factors in to the severity of a crime, then it extends lenience to the interpretation of a right. e.g., I can get away with kicking your tire than I can your shin. Of course, damages is a factor here too. Property rights are complicated as hell though. It occurs to me that one doesn't necessarily even have the unilateral right to destroy one's own property, so, yeah, I'm just going to rest on "it's complicated" and hope somebody more informed comes along to school me.