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Originally Posted by Jetée
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What would happen if I found a crisp, cool, unopened and abandoned bottle of Pepsi One underneath a park bench on a hot summer's day, and claimed it as my own? To go further, say I dropped my wallet at the exact moment I picked up the bottle, the original purchaser of the soda remembers that he had misplaced his product earlier in the day, goes in search of it, happens upon my wallet and calls me? If he was a real dick in this unfathomable scenario, and had found witnesses that saw me swipe his refreshment only to gulp it down before their eyes, could he submit my name to the authorities for due compensation? Am I safe in claiming "9/10th possession", or is there even a remote possibility that I could be charged with theft?
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There's something like a minimal damages, for instance to get the attention of the FBI you have to do something like at least 5 thousand dollars worth of damages. Police are more along the lines of common sense. Really though, if the police want to arrest you they can find a reason. That's for criminal, if you mean civil IIRC there's something similar. You can also counter sue them for wasting their time over a drink. So while it might be technically possible for you to get in trouble for that you're never going to in real life.