[pc86]

Well most people aren't criminals so no I don't think "everyone would be squatting houses all the time" is accurate under any realistic scenario.

What happens if the police don't respond? You discover them at the beginning of a long holiday weekend? It's a second residence and you discover them as you open the door to let your family stay there?

The mental gymnastics people will go through to try to justify someone breaking & entering and trespassing on someone else's private property is insane. They are criminals and should be treated as such, regardless of when you find them, regardless of whether you report it immediately or take a few days to try to reason with them or not.

[prmoustache]

They are not criminals if the law says they are not.

They are definitely delinquents, but calling that a crime is a stretch, no lives are at risks.

[pc86]

I was unaware the definition of a crime is that someone's life is at risk.

[nephanth]

Language barrier here. In French legal terms "crime" has a much heavier meaning that in American legal terms

[pc86]

This is very interesting, thank you!