Understanding Property Crimes and Their Impact
Explore the concept of property crimes and their significance in society, including types such as arson, vandalism, larceny, robbery, burglary, and extortion. Delve into questions surrounding the right to own property, the notion of property, and the severity of crimes against property. Uncover the nuances of different property crimes and their implications on personal rights and legal consequences.
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Questions to keep in mind How fundamental a human right is the right to own property? Is it more important than other human rights? How serious a crime is a crime against someone s property? What makes something someone s property? Labor (like, creating something) Buying something Inheriting something Being gifted something More?
What is Property? What is considered property ? Over the course of American history, the following have been or still are considered property : People (slaves, wives in the context of rape) Animals Land Money Material items Intellectual property
Property Crimes Arson: the deliberate and malicious burning of another person s property What is the mens rea? Eric is incompetent and leaves his stove on after cooking breakfast. He leaves to pick up dry cleaning twenty minutes away. When he returns, he sees that the entire apartment complex has burned to the ground. Has Eric committed arson?
Property Crimes Vandalism: the deliberate destruction or defacement of another person s property, also known as malicious mischief Have you ever written on a desk? (It s a FELONY to deface government property you re lucky you go to a private school) Have you ever TP d a house? You re a criminal!!!!!!!!!!
Property Crimes Larceny: the unlawful taking of another s property with the intent to steal it Grand larceny: property value must be above a certain amount (sometimes $100 or more) Petty larceny: property value below that of grand larceny (so, sometimes less than $100) Shoplifting: a form of larceny in which a person takes items from a store without paying or intending to pay
Property Crimes Robbery: the unlawful taking of property from a person s immediate possession by force or intimidation Burglary: breaking and entering a building with the intention of committing a crime Extortion: taking property illegally through threats of harm Blackmail What makes these property crimes worse than vandalism, larceny, shoplifting? Or are they the same?
Revisiting jury nullification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5vKEEE sOI Paul Butler & Phil Crazy Eyes Donahue Which is more damaging to a community: A person shoplifts and is sent to prison for a year A person shoplifts and his jury nullifies the verdict Do we need to know more information about the person? Race? Sex? Age? Socioeconomic status?
Problems Problem 10.3 on p. 116 Problem 10.4 on p. 119 Doxxing & cybercrime Is the information you voluntarily enter into a computer (Google searches, usernames/passwords, credit card numbers, etc.) yours? Can it be stolen? Is doxxing ever justified? Gamergate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L_Wmeg7OTU Charlottesville
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