You leave something of yours outside your property and someone breaks or steals it. Is it your fault for leaving it outside your property or is it the fault of the person breaking it or stealing it?
2006-07-23 15:26:53 · 15 answers · asked by tho_goren_lefty 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Does it matter if the person is an adult or child?
2006-07-23 15:33:58 · update #1
it's your own darn fault. i tell my son that all the time!!
2006-07-23 15:30:09 · answer #1 · answered by purple_euphoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The range of "outside your property" and what got broke is so big this question is almost pointless. Taking an average thing and an average location I believe it would be both parties fault. If you did not want it broke you should have kept a closer eye on it and the other person should not have been messing with something not their own.
Why find fault, why not fix. The real answer to the queston is do not leave it out again.
2006-07-23 22:44:45 · answer #2 · answered by Deanrwhite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, many people leave items outside their property. Some items outside are meant to be left outside on a permanent basis....Like their car, patio chair, potted plant, etc. People seldom disengage their front yard hose when they go in the house. I would say that it is the fault of the trespasser. Unfortunately many people in this world are not honest. On the other hand, you can also 'corrupt' somebody by tempting them to steal an unusual attractive object, especially those that are often stolen, such as a bike, which seem to get pilfered quite frequently. If you left your bike outside, then you are just asking for trouble and you both become culpable, but only one of you is guilty. The thief.
2006-07-23 22:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by honorbright24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on this something that is broken or stolen...
If it is something that could be considered "dumped" it is completely your fault. (I have seen working lawnmowers left outside of the property... dumped)
Now ... Fault is an interesting word you used... because fault is specifically used to pin the blame on someone. To pin the blame on someone... generally, the mistake must be traced back to the origin.
You have no backup system for reacquiring this property... so it isnt the fault of the "reacquirer for not getting it in time"
and the theif cant be analyzed for motivation; therefore, I am sorry to say the original fault... or the point at which all blame may be assessed... is the point at which the person leaving the goods outside of the property failed to leave them on the inside of their property.
Goodluck getting your property and or the vandalizerh,
~M
2006-07-23 22:49:04 · answer #4 · answered by M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your property is your property, no matter where it is. If someone damages it or steals it, they are guilty of the damage or theft, no matter where it is (unless it has been damaged by being negligently left in a place where it is likely to be accidentally damaged).
However, you do have a responsibilty to identify your property as being yours (such as by inscribing it with your name and address). But even if property is unidentified, that doesn't mean "finders keepers" (which is also theft, because the finders know it isn't their property). Unidentified property should be taken to or reported to the police.
Okay, this all sounds very naive, but it is morally and legally correct. Someone who says you are in some part to blame for not securing your property from theft is compensating for their own inclination towards larceny.
Mind you, if you do fail to take reasonable measures to secure your property, you are being imprudent - but imprudence is neither illegal nor immoral.
2006-07-23 23:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by brucebirdfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are careless, or perhaps negligent, for leaving the thing where it could be broken or stolen. This carelessness has to be balanced against the malice of the person that breaks/steals it. If they carelessly break it, then I guess you're both equally at fault. But if they steal it, theyve intentionally done a bad thing and your carelessness doesnt mitigate their action. But you have to balance the fault of each party in the facts at hand. Its likely you'll both be a little at fault.
2006-07-23 22:35:02 · answer #6 · answered by dave_eee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is not on your property then it is considered trash, or not in your domain, if someone breaks or steals it then it is your loss, and should have taken better care of it if you truely wanted it. If it is on your property then it is a different matter and it would be tresspasing and theft.
2006-07-23 22:32:12 · answer #7 · answered by Lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Said You shall not steal.
He meant Adult or child. However, a child has not been taught right from wrong yet so someone (The parent or guardian), is at fault for not teaching that child the right thing to do.
Lev 19:11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another
Exd 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
Deu 5:19 Neither shalt thou steal.
Pro 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Mar 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Jhn 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
Rom 2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
Rom 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Eph 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
2006-07-23 23:37:39 · answer #8 · answered by Michael JENKINS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends, do you mean you left something outside ON your property, or you set something outside OFF your property. if it's on your property its stealing, if its off your property then it's considered thrown away legally and anyone may take it.
2006-07-24 03:29:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are responsible for your own belongings, but whoever might decide to steal or break one of your possesions, is accountable for it. no one has the right to steal or break someone elses stuff. no matter the age.
2006-07-24 05:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both...because there are thieves around, one should not leave anything of value where it can be stolen (ie: bike, skates, skateboard, car running with door unlocked, etc). I would not leave anything out that wasn't bolted down. Unfortunately, there are jerks who will take things that doesn't belong to them.
2006-07-23 22:33:25 · answer #11 · answered by D L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋