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Jonathon Spectre said:
"In order for there to be a crime, someone must be injured by either force or fraud. Period."

False. Period.
193 - roscoe

Give JS & I an example of a 'criminal' act we could commit upon *you*, roscoe, -- that would injure you without using force or fraud.
- Can you?
196 posted on 12/07/2002 1:05 PM PST by tpaine

Sure. You could open a crack house in my neighborhood.
How am I defrauded? How am I forced?
209 - illb

Hmmm, - I open a 'bootleg' party house in your neighborhood.
Unless I'm really stupid, and let my customers disturb the peace, you wouldn't even know we were there, correct? Unless we create a disturbance/cause harm, there is no criminal action committed to affect *you*, billy.

-- But if the peace of the neighborhood is being disturbed, you are being *forced* to contend with an undesireable situation, and if it continued your property could also lose value, -a type of *fraud*. - You would have lawful recourse for your injuries.