Re: Mil tampering?

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On 12/18/06, Robin wrote:
> 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?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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??
>
>
>> Robin the law is in the mind of the judge. It is what his
opinion is and he really doen't have to follow the law. He will
make some excuse what the law does not apply. Yes, it is
illegal if there was some "expectation of privacy". But...Now
did you have the imformation out in the open? Did you tell her
she could not have any right to the information of the bill? It
would be hard to pay some of the bill UNLESS she is granted some
type of information on how much the bill was. -Here is where
you are going to have trouble. It is her right to know the
amount of the bill she is contributing to. Futher it is
REASONABLE to have a copy of the charges she is paying. I don't
think any judge would think this was any type of actionable
offence.

>> Res Ipsa Loquitur