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by EGreg 548 days ago
Can a customer deliberately destroy something? The proverbial bull in a china shop?
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mtnGoat 547 days ago
If it was done with malice, you could be prosecuted, malicious mischief is a crime. Damage by accident no, not in any of the 50 states.
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echoangle 547 days ago
The crime isn’t the damage but the „leaving without paying for the damage“. If you damage something accidentally and replace the cost of the damage, it’s not a crime. If you just leave and refuse to pay, it is a crime.
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EGreg 546 days ago
I thought the great-grandparent said it wasn’t? If it was accidental.
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