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Re:Mark Bao tracks down his stolen laptop and has the last l... by tyhjmhytgfv on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @02:54PM (#2360746)
What people care about shouldn't affect the law.

Suppose a 14year old girl stole some underwear - the store then videos her in her bedroom in the underwear and puts it on TV as an ad campaign. Still acceptable in the USA?

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Re:Mark Bao tracks down his stolen laptop and has the last l... by Lewisham on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @03:23PM (#2360923)
On the contrary, what people care about absolutely is the law in the Anglo-American setup. Laws are black and white (sort of), but the world is grey. We have juries not just to ascertain guilt, but to decide whether punishment should be brought forth.

No jury will ever side with the thief for what is essentially mischief.

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Re:Mark Bao tracks down his stolen laptop and has the last l... by nhangen on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @03:23PM (#2360922)
That's completely different, and you know why.
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