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Re:Van Buren is a victory against overbroad interpretations ... by ClumsyPilot on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:51PM (#27399974)
"Yeah, I don't buy this line of argumentation. Suppose the locked room is an apartment and the person with a key is your landlord"

So he would not be Breaking and Entering, and if he has a valid reason such as emergency it would be legal.

There are different crimes with different punishments and it's important the right ones are applied.

Fraud and theft are different. Manslaughter and murder are different. Sexual harrasment and rape are different.

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Re:Van Buren is a victory against overbroad interpretations ... by matthewmarkus on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:01PM (#27400061)
"If a landlord does not give notice to the tenants or enters for an unauthorized purpose, the landlord may be charged with trespassing" [1].

[1] https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/can-you-tres...

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Re:Van Buren is a victory against overbroad interpretations ... by ClumsyPilot on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:55PM (#27400532)
Which is different than breaking and entering
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Re:Van Buren is a victory against overbroad interpretations ... by matthewmarkus on Friday June 04, 2021 @08:10PM (#27400628)
Yes, sure. But the point is that, under certain circumstances, the use of the key can exceed your level of authorization. Possession of the key isn't a get out of jail free card.
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Re:Van Buren is a victory against overbroad interpretations ... by cgriswald on Saturday June 05, 2021 @02:23AM (#27402706)
The point seems to be that using the key isn’t the crime.
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