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Originally Posted by Zeke
Sorry, you're wrong about that.
Possessing a crow bar and standing at a door where you don't live can be charged.
"Penal Code 466 PC is the California statute that makes it a crime for a person to possess burglary tools with criminal intent. The offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in the county jail."
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I'll stand somewhat corrected. Apparently the LEOs that came to the seane didn't think there was a crime committed or at least one that the DA wants to take on.
In out jurisdiction they use the 4 prong test:
- did a crime happen?
- do we know the exact ID of the perp?
- can we prove it beyond a reasonable doubt with ease?
- is it the right thing to do?
Is a Dewalt tool fall under the legal definition of a burglary tool? I don't know.
The question I think we are attempting to ask... Does enforcement and penalty reduce the occurence of this crime enough to satisfy the State? These crimes are against the State unless it is a civil matter pressed by the private party or business.