And if I’m a marketing guy for the bank that owns the home, I’m really busy finding that poor child a place to live (and ideally some sort of job/child care assistance). Cynical, I know, but that kind of stuff is marketing gold.
With that said, hopefully someone is helping the girl.
Well, some state statutes provide for a tort of “civil theft.” E.g., if your insurance company mistakenly cuts you a check for twice the amount they owed you, and you know you are not entitled to the extra money but keep it anyway, and the company notices what happened, they can sue you and recover three times the amount – “treble damages”. What you did is not a crime because you did not steal the money, the company put it in your hand, like Uncle Billy putting the money in Mr. Potter’s hand in It’s a Wonderful Life.
The Bundy coterie made a mockery of their arraignments in federal court in Las Vegas yesterday, refusing to enter pleas and demanding that all of the charges against them be read out, taking 90 minutes.
Ooh! They should have a “The Other Shoe” Community Chest card in Monopoly! You drop it on someone when they pull the “Bank Error in Your Favor Collect $200” card, and then they have to pay $600!
In fact, it occurs to me – since they are not Bundy’s property and not a protected species, anybody could legally shoot them – or round them up and take them to a better ranch. They’re state property and the state won’t squawk.
Given the situation, one might argue that they are an invasive species. Cattle are not native to the US, and the ones that are here are almost entirely kept under control, to a reasonable extent. Eradicating invasive nuisance pests is a public service.
