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dowtimer t1_j0uk485 wrote

Was it really stealing if he planned to return the excavator once he finished using the thing?

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euph_22 t1_j0vyusn wrote

Actually, no. "Stealing" is to take something without permission intending on permantly depriving the owner of it. Joyriding, for example, is a separate crime than grand theft auto. He's still looking at some serious crimes, but "theft" is not likely one of them.

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