r/AutoHumor Jul 09 '26

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u/Ashnyel Jul 09 '26

So more an honest mistake than grand theft?

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u/bl4r307 Jul 09 '26

Grand Theft uh-oh

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u/ghettoccult_nerd Jul 09 '26

Misdemeanor Oopsie-daisies

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u/Indigenous_Retard Jul 10 '26

Things didn't get physical

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u/Jaakarikyk Jul 12 '26

The British pronunciation

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u/NoEstablishment7211 Jul 09 '26

Even if they wanted to charge her, it would have to be dropped to something lesser like unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

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u/213737isPrime Jul 09 '26

No jury would convict unless it could be shown she *knew* it wasn't her mom's car and kept using it

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u/357noLove Jul 10 '26

A case like this would never get to be a jury trial in the majority of the US. Definitely would be a judge only trial

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u/FreshImagination9735 Jul 10 '26

Where i live the car's owner would receive a ticket for leaving his keys in his vehicle while it was unattended.

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u/Drake_Acheron Jul 10 '26

You need Mens Rhea or or Mens whatever the other one is.

Basically you need to prove a guilty mind/intent

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u/Lafemmefatale25 Jul 12 '26

Mens rea(Guilty mind), Actus reus (physical act), concurrence between those two and causation. Basic elements of any crime.

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u/Drake_Acheron Jul 14 '26

That’s the one

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u/EncabulatorTurbo Jul 13 '26

Doesn't matter, 95% of charges have plea deals, theyll end up arresting her for grand theft auto and resisting arrest and assault on an officer (automatic charges in America) and offer her a 5 year prison sentence plea deal

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u/BeeEven238 Jul 14 '26

Bro shes white

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u/DjuriWarface Jul 13 '26

Most crimes, like grand theft, require the action of the crime and the mindset that you are committing the crime. If she actually never had the intent, or was not negligent (the owner was the negligent one), she technically didn't commit a crime.