• SippyCup@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Intention to commit a crime, even if you don’t actually commit the crime but attempt to do so, as it happens, is also a crime.

    In this case, the individual attempted (and failed) to destroy Flock camera. He’ll be charged with felony attempted destruction of property and probably a handful of other bullshit charges to scare him in to pleading out of trial.

    In this case the prosecutor really doesn’t want to go to trial. If he gets a lawyer he’ll most certainly get out of any jail time and might do community service. If he takes the lawyer they give him, he’s fucked.

    • just2look@lemmy.zip
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      45 minutes ago

      That isn’t what he is being charged with. It says right in the article what the charges are. And they are all bullshit.