tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post1631976758235906822..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: In what way is this not theft?patentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-72709721261932165202009-08-26T09:34:31.930+01:002009-08-26T09:34:31.930+01:00Difficult to prove damage with donuts tho. There a...Difficult to prove damage with donuts tho. There again, they have to be eaten quick in my experience.measuredhttp://twitter.com/measurednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-43754625534020793392009-08-26T08:33:13.991+01:002009-08-26T08:33:13.991+01:00I think they like donuts, best.
I'm thinking ...I think they like donuts, best.<br /><br />I'm thinking of turning up at the local constbulary to ask for my satnav back. Should be a laugh when they can't find it and <i>claim</i> that they never took it in the first place...patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-22649228169977117592009-08-25T22:56:27.379+01:002009-08-25T22:56:27.379+01:00Why can't they just catch the criminals?
As ...Why can't they just catch the criminals? <br /><br />As for me, I'm going to park my car unlocked in a church carpark with cream cakes displayed on the passenger seat. What do you think? Eclairs, meringues, blancmange or religeuse? I hope this is ethical.measuredhttp://twitter.com/measurednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-71029868267785644532009-08-25T20:26:43.730+01:002009-08-25T20:26:43.730+01:00Is there a clever way the police can check whether...Is there a clever way the police can check whether a car is locked, or are they spending huge amounts of time wondering around checking endless car door handles?Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407051721186824991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-66992326208463181962009-08-25T16:56:26.578+01:002009-08-25T16:56:26.578+01:00Ooh - I'm not the only one who is worried:
So...Ooh - I'm not the only one who is worried:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/25/police-remove-items-unlocked-cars" rel="nofollow">Solicitor warns scheme to alert motorists about unlocked vehicles could prompt legal action</a>patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-38510118363346151292009-08-25T16:50:28.532+01:002009-08-25T16:50:28.532+01:00No - the denial of the property to the rightful ow...No - the denial of the property to the rightful owner sems to be enough:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_(law)#Depriving_owner_of_possession" rel="nofollow">All that is required is that the defendant exercise control over the chattel in a manner inconsistent with the plaintiff's right of possession</a>patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-21849498234984749092009-08-25T14:30:05.072+01:002009-08-25T14:30:05.072+01:00As far as I understand it, conversion only exists ...As far as I understand it, conversion only exists when you use the property. Holding it on someone else's behalf is not conversion.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-55410728486918728672009-08-25T13:28:25.633+01:002009-08-25T13:28:25.633+01:00I'm sure they would, Blue, but that is no defe...I'm sure they would, Blue, but that is no defence for us, and no defence to conversion. <br /><br />Julia, that couldn't work. It would mean spending hours catching one criminal, rather than minutes harrassing many innocent middle-class citizens. And we can't have that!patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-12485120871345732762009-08-25T11:40:08.427+01:002009-08-25T11:40:08.427+01:00If they really wanted to catch people who steal fr...If they really wanted to catch people who steal from cars, then wouldn't they just wait - out of sight - until something was stolen, then arrest that person?<br /><br />Or is there no tickbox for that?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-46725298652477696502009-08-25T10:44:27.901+01:002009-08-25T10:44:27.901+01:00I agree that this is the wrong approach by the pol...I agree that this is the wrong approach by the police, as with the burglary teams who were going around walking through people's unlocked doors and scaring the living daylights out of them.<br /><br />However, wouldn't the police argue that they were appropriating the property for safe keeping rather than for their own use?Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com