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OK, I probably should specify closer, but while the other commenter has noted there is "burglary" in the UK, I was using burglary in the vernacular, meaning you
by bryanrasmussen 10mo ago
OK, I probably should specify closer, but while the other commenter has noted there is "burglary" in the UK, I was using burglary in the vernacular, meaning you entered someone's house without their knowledge and stole some shit. I was perhaps unclear with this and in fact in some places what entering someone's house that is not locked and stealing some shit may be a different crime than when it is locked both variations are still generally described, in common usage, as a burglary and are both illegal according to every legal code of every place I've lived, which I've lived in a lot of Western Civ type places.
- 9JollyOtter 10mo agoThe comment you are replying to has no idea what they are talking about. Burglary is defined in the Theft Act 1968: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9 The door can be wide open. The important parts are you are trespassing with the intent to commit a crime.
- reactordev 10mo agoLiterally invented the term ”cat burglar” lol! Commenter above is British too so it’s hilarious he thinks burglary isn’t a thing.
- 9JollyOtter 10mo agoI am English. It took me all of like 30 seconds to look up the relevant law using Google. Most of Anglosphere has a definition of Burglary that is essentially the same and I suspect it is the same in Europe.
- reactordev 10mo agoYeah I was referring to higher up the stack. You’re spot on for citing the U.K. law.