Re: Is it wrong to hijack your neighbours router?
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Originally Posted by TheNorm
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No, you implied the bank account details were left in the cafe by mistake, not deliberately.
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I didn't imply any such thing. :angel: Not that it makes any difference. The key thing for your argument is what the person taking the service (or the cash) reasonably believed he was doing - taking something he had implicit permission to take, or stealing.
In the absence of a sign saying 'I left my bank details here deliberately' or perhaps 'My wireless network is open for all comers', what is reasonable?
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I think we've reached the crux (or one of the cruxes) of the matter. I would say that the unsecured wireless network has such a sign by implication - after all, it doesn't take much effort to hide or secure the signal. I suppose you might say "what if the sign on the bowl of sweets went missing, does this still imply that the sweets are free?" - I hope you don't ask this, as it would be tricky to answer...:disturbd:
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Well, go on then ... :D
While you're thinking about the answer to that, let me contest your assertion that it's easy to secure your network. I usually offer my mother in law as an example in these sorts of situations. Her enthusiasm for technology is several decades ahead of her ability to understand how to use it properly.
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Originally Posted by Action Jackson
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I clarified my question in post 99. I know it's illegal, but is it wrong(in your personal view, not the black and white view of the law)?
You are the one comparing different crimes to state your case, even although the crimes being compared are at completely different levels.
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The point is, I don't think levels are relevant. Something is either right or it's wrong. Sanctions taken against something that is wrong may vary according to the damage caused by doing the wrong, but that doesn't alter the essential black-or-white nature of either the Law or your original question. Right or wrong? I say wrong.
I am indeed using legal examples, because in our society there is a reasonably good correlation between what people generally consider to be right and wrong, and what the law says is right and wrong. |
