14 yr old pilot

On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:40:24 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in YjCte.3$Z.1@trndny05::


How the hell can anyone say with a straight face that stealing isn't theft?

I'm not going to look up the statute, but if I recall correctly, in
California a homeowner with a swimming pool in his/her backyard must
have it fenced and keep all gates *locked* or face prosecution for
creating an attractive nuisance. As the airport and aircraft were not
locked in this case, and the ignition key was on a clipboard in the
aircraft, it would seem the aircraft owner was guilty of creating an
attractive nuisance in this case.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:40:24 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in YjCte.3$Z.1@trndny05::


How the hell can anyone say with a straight face that stealing isn't
theft?

I'm not going to look up the statute, but if I recall correctly, in
California a homeowner with a swimming pool in his/her backyard must
have it fenced and keep all gates *locked* or face prosecution for
creating an attractive nuisance. As the airport and aircraft were not
locked in this case, and the ignition key was on a clipboard in the
aircraft, it would seem the aircraft owner was guilty of creating an
attractive nuisance in this case.

Even if that's true, it has nothing to do with whether or not the act
constitutes theft.

--Gary

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:31:22 -0400, "Gary Drescher"
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Even if that's true, it has nothing to do with whether or not the act
constitutes theft.

I think it relates to establishing culpability for the flight.

If a person drowns in a pool with an unlocked gate, I believe the
homeowner can be held responsible even if the person was an intruder.

I'm not attempting to assert that this statute is directly applicable
in this case, but it seems to establish some responsibility on the
part of attractive nuisance owners to prevent unauthorized use.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:31:22 -0400, "Gary Drescher"
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Even if that's true, it has nothing to do with whether or not the act
constitutes theft.

I think it relates to establishing culpability for the flight.

Even if there were some legal culpability on the part of the owner, that
would not diminish the culpability of the person who took the plane.

If a person drowns in a pool with an unlocked gate, I believe the
homeowner can be held responsible even if the person was an intruder.

I'm not attempting to assert that this statute is directly applicable
in this case, but it seems to establish some responsibility on the
part of attractive nuisance owners to prevent unauthorized use.

Perhaps. But even if there is some legal responsibility on the part of the
owner, it has no bearing on the question of whether the taking of the plane
constituted theft. (Yet that was the question in response to which you
posted your speculation about the attractive-nuisance culpability.)

--Gary

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:40:24 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in YjCte.3$Z.1@trndny05::

How the hell can anyone say with a straight face that stealing isn't theft?

I'm not going to look up the statute, but if I recall correctly, in
California a homeowner with a swimming pool in his/her backyard must
have it fenced and keep all gates *locked* or face prosecution for
creating an attractive nuisance.

Sorta hard to steal a swimming pool.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

George Patterson wrote:

Sorta hard to steal a swimming pool.

http://www.berlinien.de/immobilien/bericht1748.html

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:43:02 +0200, Stefan
wrote in ::

George Patterson wrote:

Sorta hard to steal a swimming pool.

http://www.berlinien.de/immobilien/bericht1748.html

http://www.babblefish.com/babblefish/

Strange theft! In Norway a Swimming pool was stolen... OSLO (ROOFRIDGE
NEWS) "in Norway was stolen a Swimming pool. According to
Norwegian press reports, the Eigentümer in the garden of its weekend
house found in place of the basin only still another großes hole
before more Über the winter months must someone twenty years old
pools with a diameter of fünf meters have excavated. The owner Brit
Nicolaysen in addition: "it must have been a giant work. The basin was
from steel." Außerdem disappeared also the filter system, several
Schläuche and pipe.

Thanks for the info,

Never knew that Norway was part of Germany ;-)

-Kees

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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:40:24 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in YjCte.3$Z.1@trndny05::

How the hell can anyone say with a straight face that stealing isn't
theft?

I'm not going to look up the statute, but if I recall correctly, in
California a homeowner with a swimming pool in his/her backyard must
have it fenced and keep all gates *locked* or face prosecution for
creating an attractive nuisance.

Sorta hard to steal a swimming pool.


Nah!! Just go buy 350,000 water balloons....

Why buy them, if the store does not have them bolted to the floor it must
mean it is ok to take them!!!!!!!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:40:24 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in YjCte.3$Z.1@trndny05::

How the hell can anyone say with a straight face that stealing isn't
theft?

I'm not going to look up the statute, but if I recall correctly, in
California a homeowner with a swimming pool in his/her backyard must
have it fenced and keep all gates *locked* or face prosecution for
creating an attractive nuisance.

Sorta hard to steal a swimming pool.


Nah!! Just go buy 350,000 water balloons....