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To: Chickensoup
He acted like a jerk

What he did was not felonious.

Speak of what you know.

Former Texas LEO here. "Theft from a person" is a Texas felony. This includes pickpocketing or even removing something held or worn by someone in an act of theft, even if the item is worth pennies. It is just short of robbery.

If an injury or justifiable fear of injury occurs in the commission of the theft, it IS robbery.

33 posted on 08/31/2018 4:09:42 PM PDT by fwdude (History has no 'sides;' you're thinking of geometry.)
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To: fwdude

[ Former Texas LEO here. “Theft from a person” is a Texas felony. This includes pickpocketing or even removing something held or worn by someone in an act of theft, even if the item is worth pennies. It is just short of robbery. ]

Thank you for adding that information to the thread, as a few others have done.


35 posted on 08/31/2018 4:13:07 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: fwdude; Windflier

BTW, I hope to be visiting Texas in the next few weeks or so, Lord willing.

I’m hoping for some Whataburger and yes, my first In-and-Out.

Sometimes I try to eat healthy, but.....


41 posted on 08/31/2018 4:24:41 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: fwdude

Former Texas LEO here. “Theft from a person” is a Texas felony. This includes pickpocketing or even removing something held or worn by someone in an act of theft, even if the item is worth pennies. It is just short of robbery.

If an injury or justifiable fear of injury occurs in the commission of the theft, it IS robbery.

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I don’t care what the law IS! It is overreach.

This along with other laws makes us all into a nation of felons.

Horrible.


62 posted on 09/01/2018 2:54:40 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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