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breaking and entering

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A quick definition of breaking and entering:

Breaking and entering is when someone goes into a building without permission by using force or trickery. Even just pushing open a door can count as breaking. It's only okay to go into a building if you have permission or if it's open to the public. If someone goes into a building at night with the plan to do something bad, like steal things, that's called burglary. In some places, it's against the law to go into a building without permission, even if you don't plan to do anything bad.

A more thorough explanation:

Breaking and entering is when someone enters a building without permission and by using force. Even if they just push open a door, it still counts as breaking and entering. It can also be considered breaking and entering if someone enters a building by using fraud, threats, or collusion. If any part of the person's body enters the building, it is enough to be considered breaking and entering. However, if the building is open to the public or the person has permission to enter, it is not considered breaking and entering.

In the past, common law defined burglary as breaking and entering someone's home at night with the intention of committing a crime. But now, many states have changed their laws and do not require the element of breaking to be guilty of burglary or illegal trespass.

Example 1: In New York, a person can be guilty of burglary in the third degree if they knowingly enter or remain unlawfully in a building with the intent to commit a crime.

Example 2: In Michigan, anyone who enters a dwelling, house, or any other structure without permission from the owner is guilty of a misdemeanor, even if they did not break in.

These examples illustrate how breaking and entering can be defined differently depending on the state. In New York, the person must have the intent to commit a crime, while in Michigan, simply entering without permission is enough to be guilty of a crime.

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Dkk
19:47
For Houellebecq I have only read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomised
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
you guys should read averroes
also do we think ucla wont do a wave tmw cuz they did a tiny one tonight, can schools do 2 days ina. row
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
perhaps read the incoherence of philosophy first and then read averroes’ response: “the incoherence of the incoherence”
2big2fail
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@Dkk: i read that one. just thought it was boring and not really in touch with reality
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19:48
@2big2fail: I agree.
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19:49
@texaslawhopefully: don’t really remember it but my ibooks library says i read it in 2020. that whole year is a haze.
Dkk
19:51
My favorite book though, The Good Morty: https://archive.org/details/TheGoodMorty
Dkk
20:09
Man, I guess nobody like The Good Morty
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didnt even look at it
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0uzynaLi4Tg&t=0s such a minor joke, so good to me.
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I hate The Good Morty
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