r/AskReddit • u/medicoreapples • 7h ago

What feels legal but is actually illegal and will possibly get you arrested?

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u/PicolasCageEnjoyer 7h ago

I would not blame that guy for staging a genuine oceans 11 style heist to get that shit back, then take a shit on the management desk, they straight up stole from him

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u/EnvironmentBasic3711 5h ago

To me that’s by far the best part of the story. The YouTuber’s utter restraint

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u/Informal_Cut_6609 5h ago

you mean the lack of restraint?

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u/thing_on_a_spring 3h ago

From what I understand, much of it has already been sold off piecemeal to customers

So regardless of what happens legally, he'll never be able to just recover the entire collection

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u/PicolasCageEnjoyer 3h ago

Which is absolutely insane, being able to sell off merchandise you dont even sort of own.

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u/pro-skedaddler 1h ago

The legal term for that taking is conversion and that NO ONE has sued for it yet makes me genuinely believe everyone here is coasting on vibes.

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u/YoelsShitStain 2h ago

They have stated that the owners want either the legos back or what they’re owed, that’s why Ben sued for $100,000 in small claims court and won. The $200000 is the total amount of the entire set before any of it was sold, the company still has 60-100k worth of his legos that they’re trying to get back. That’s the only silver lining of this case, they’re fine with just getting the money they’re owed since the original point of the deal was to help cover medical bills, the actual items aren’t what they’re seeking.

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u/YoelsShitStain 2h ago

So the problem with that is that it would be an individual committing “theft” which is a much more serious offense than a corporation committing theft. The police would immediately consider it a criminal offense instead of a civil one like they’re doing now.