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Interesting they choose the word vandalism here. I hope they’re distinguishing between someone doing graffiti and someone breaking into a container and stealing
by almost_usual 5y ago
Interesting they choose the word vandalism here. I hope they’re distinguishing between someone doing graffiti and someone breaking into a container and stealing what’s inside it.
Before anyone jumps to “well broken window” freight graffiti has been a thing for like 40 years and has no correlation to container robberies.
- mleo 5y agoThe use of “vandalism” vs theft seems to be perspective. The container was vandalized to access. The actual theft of items within is secondary. Related use. I had a storage space where the company said there was vandalism in the area of my locker and I should come check. Sure enough it was broken into and items had been taken. As far as storage company was concerned, it was vandalism of their property and theft of mine.
- lazyasciiart 5y agoIt's at best accidental lack of precision. It is inarguable that graffiti is vandalization: it is possible but unlikely that they are using it here only to describe a subset of the activities it means.
- beerandt 5y agoTheft before the actual thing is taken would require at minimum a proof of intent, and could still be problematic. So vandalism is the "easiest" charge for those caught in the act. And gets around one potential argument from prosecutors that charges should be dropped.
- mc32 5y agoThey forgot destruction of property. They had to break in to get to the goods.