throwawayIche9j

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   by throwawayIche9j 5mo ago

   > Depending on local laws, stealing a car may not actually be theft if the defendent can prove they intended to return it before the owner got home from work I doubt there's even one place where the law works like that.
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   by throwawayIche9j 5mo ago

   It isn't splitting hairs. The damages are completely different in nature. With theft, the entire damage is the deprivation. It could be an heirloom or some other object that may have been entrusted to you, something that can never be r
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   by throwawayIche9j 5mo ago

   Theft is not the breach of any property right. It's specifically the deprivation of property without consent. Yes, I have checked the definition in my jurisdiction. Getting punched in the face also violates rights, yet isn't murde
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   by throwawayIche9j 5mo ago

   Yes. That's not to say that something damaging wasn't done, but nothing was stolen. Stealing/theft requires deprivation of property. It's like receiving a normal nonlethal punch in the face and calling it murder. Murder