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by Keloran 947 days ago
You don’t need a loss to occur for there to be a crime “the trump defense”

If I break into your house, eat your food, but leave money on the counter for the same value, you didn’t make a loss, but I’m sure you would want me to be arrested

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Yes the crime of breaking and entering.

If I took a piece of potato peel out of your bin that was on the pavement, that might technically be a crime (I don't know). But are you going to pursue a civil suit? What compensation are you going to get?

Are the police or CPS going to prosecute? Is it in the national interest? Or are they wasting resources for no reason.

The BBC are in no way being harmed by someone who has permission to be on the premises taking something that the BBC literally believes to be rubbish.

There's a legal concept of irrationality. This would seem to be an example of that.

The loss here is the psychological impact of knowing your home has been violated, and thereby feeling less safe. Which is quite substantial for many.