"Gene" wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:43:26 -0500, Rob wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:18 -0500, Gene
wrote:


You would think wrong then. Well, I'll qualify that and say the police
would
for sure make an arrest if there were witnesses. The DA might drop the
charges, but I wouldn't want to bet on it.

Let point to why I think you are wrong:

"In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's
property without that person's freely-given consent."

Note: NOT " another person's property." Therefore, Not Theft!

The boat wasn't on the street, it was in a locked, private, area.

Rob

Really? Not when I recovered MY boat..... sorry..... so , sue me......


Well, the circumstances are different that what John described. Thus, the
law is different.

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