Submitted by glitterkittyn t3_zxdvai in Washington
Gekokapowco t1_j2064e3 wrote
>The sheriff’s department is calling the incidents “burglaries,” though nothing was stolen from the three substations.
typical
MarmotMossBay t1_j20sjcy wrote
Well is terrorism not a burglary
Gekokapowco t1_j20tswa wrote
I know that, somebody better tell the sheriff's department, they seem to have forgotten how to identify crimes
pinewind108 t1_j22b28a wrote
If they find a pile of ash and a high voltage line someone tried to cut into, then it's burglary. Otherwise, it's revenge or terrorism.
SoftwarePatient5050 t1_j21lf03 wrote
The sheriff's office is correct, actually. People assume that burglary means something was stolen, but that is not necessarily an element of burglary:
>Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murder, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary.
WikiSummarizerBot t1_j21lgbv wrote
>Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murder, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary. To commit burglary is to burgle, a term back-formed from the word burglar, or to burglarize.
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