Re: Mil tampering?

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On 12/17/06, Res Ipsa Loquitur wrote:
> On 12/17/06, Robin Taylor wrote:
>> I have a question? is it illegal for a roomate to take a
>> utlity bill that is not in her name, and make a copy of it?
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> Of course it is illegal. Under Tort theory you have an
> reasonable expectation of privacy and Ownership of the
> property (information contained in the document). The
> measure of damages might a little tricky. What was the
> worth of the information? How were you damaged or what
> injury in dollars did you suffer? You will have to put a
> price on this.
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> Criminally; conversion (stealing) of property (in this case
> information) but the worth again will have to be assessed.
> In the real world it will be difficult to get a cop (Legally
> challenged moron) to arrest her on this slight misdemeanor
> of theft.
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> Best action is to bring to small claims and to notify the
> post office of mail theft. If it was taken out of your mail
> box this is a federal theft. The mail box is actually
> property of the Federal government even though a private
> person buys it. It is for the Federal government use only.
> Anyone taking knowling another mail out of a Federal
> receptical is guity of mail theft. But if the room mate
> shares your mail box or shares in paying the bill then this
> will give her some "ownership" of the document and kill your
> suit.
>
>
> Res Ipsa Loquitur

> So if she is a roomate that shares in paying the electric
bill, even though the bill is not in her name, she took it and
made a copy of it, this is not illegal??

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