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I would say it's impossible to cross a fence by accident.
I used to do a lot of off-trail running on US Forestry Service land that bordered private property. In a lot of cases there were no fences to mark the property lines. In those cases, I just kept going, oblivious. That was only a problem once, and we were probably in the wrong.
But if someone has taken the time and expense to put up a fence, they did it for a reason, and I don't see any reason why someone without permission shouldn't accept that. If they don't, they do so at their own risk since sometimes fences are there to keep people away from dangerous areas, like hunting clubs or dangerous ground (caves, sinkholes, etc.
One of the primary reasons that the 13 Colonies revolted against the British was property rights. That's a concept near and dear to most American hearts.
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