Re: For all the Americans to watch..

On Dec 17, 1:14 pm, James Arthur <dagmargoodb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Dec 17, 4:05 am, MooseFET <kensm...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



On Dec 16, 9:48 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

krw wrote:
rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@xxxxxxxxxxx says...

Proof of ownership of the item in question is required.

Nope. It makes for a better case if the owner comes forward, but
it's *not* necessary to convict.

How can you possibly prove theft if the ownership of the item is unknown ?

You only have to prove that the person took something that did not
belong to him and not who it in fact really belonged to. Since it was
a flag on a business, and the person in the video was not any part of
that business, there would be no reasonable doubt.

But it could also be argued that the flag owner, who watched and
offered no words of protest--even after the veteran left--implicitly
assented to the transfer.

You are assuming without proof that that was the owner of the flag.
It is likely that that was just two employees of the owner.


In any event, if the wronged party doesn't complain, the police are
VERY unlikely to do anything, and the chance of prosecution is
theoretical only.

Yes but it is still a non-zero chance. ie: there was a law broken,


I once witnessed and reported (in real-time) a car break-in. When the
owner--located a few days later-- proved not interested in the hassle
of pressing charges, neither were the police.

Still it was a crime.

.

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