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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
Exactly what the thread title indicates. They are stealing. Just because they're getting away with it, doesn't mean it's not thievery.
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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
Again,
I didn't say they had any chance of being convicted of theft. I said they are thieves and should be incarcerated. The law just needs to be tightened up.
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Except you're wrong. They're not in possession of stolen property. Unless they refuse to leave the premises upon notice of eviction they're not thieves by any definition. And even then I'm not sure they wouldn't be charged with trespassing instead.
Just because you want it to be true doesn't make it so. Call them dishonorable, call them untrustworthy, call them whatever you like, but the only way to throw them in jail would be to bring back true debtors prisons.
Besides, how would you even begin to 'tighten up' the law in such a way?