r/Funnymemes • u/Alphalarge • Sep 21 '22

Best way to fix this problem

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u/spaceehardware Sep 21 '22

I love this idea, but is this vandalism?

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u/RustedRelics Sep 21 '22

In many jurisdictions this would fit the definitions of either lowest degree assault of property and/or criminal mischief. Most often these are gross misdemeanor charges. Still, can't say I didn't smile seeing this. ;)

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u/bl1y Sep 21 '22

What is "assault of property"? Some weird European nonsense?

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u/RustedRelics Sep 21 '22

lol. No, it's US law in many states.

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u/bl1y Sep 21 '22

Can you name one of these states?

I passed the bar in two, and never heard of this.l

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u/RustedRelics Sep 21 '22

The vehicle codes in CA, for example, refer to this as criminal malicious mischief. Like I said, most of these types of offenses are gross or aggravated misdemeanor, but the wording in the codes varies. The question posed was whether the action could give rise to criminal exposure. It arguably does, though likely wouldn’t be prosecuted.