Posted on 05/04/2023 12:55:15 AM PDT by grundle
Maybe the thief identified as the owner, so no law was broken.
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2911.12
The above is for burglary.
That judge is being too cute by half.
Might be Soros judge(s) doing what those types do.
The Law distinguishes between burglary, robbery, simple theft (petty larceny), etc. - so the fact that here, the Court will not prosecute for burglary doesn't mean that the perp will get off scot-free.
Regards,
I am guessing this is the same “rationale” that when a 6’6” 250lb muscle guy says to the 80 yr old lady.. “give me your wallet, please”.
it isn’t actually theft, as they did not implicity say “or else”?
Would certainly seen to meet these criteria.
Unless the perp was Black.
Let’s put the blame where it belongs..
On the prosecutor...
The dude charged the perp with the wrong crime, according to state law.
The prosecutor is supposed to know this.
Fire him
They did not have a picture of the perp. My guess is that the owner may have been scared of him because the thief may have been black, and the homeowner may have been scared that the guy would beat the snot out of jom.
Eight to 12 years seems like a lot for a leaf blower.
= = =
Gas powered?
If the perp uses it, it is a life sentence for the carbon emissions.
Or, the perp saved the erf by putting taking it out of use.
This is headed toward the wise latinx.
Theft, sure, but “breaking and entering” kind of requires breaking and/or entering. Walking onto unsecured property that doesn’t have certain signage in place doesn’t qualify.
“Does this work at banks and retail outlets?”
I do think I remember one case where they tried to prosecute someone for bank robbery, but the case failed because the perp had handed the teller a note that said something like “Give me all your money please” but the note did not include any explicit threat, and since no other statement or threatening action was made, the jury ruled it wasn’t actually a robbery by force.
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