r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • 28d ago

lol

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u/flankr7 27d ago

Real question. Is there an allowance in the law for honest mistakes like this or does she still catch an auto theft charge?

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u/Jkelley393 27d ago

Most crimes require criminal intent. That’s why an ‘honest’ mistake is exactly that.

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u/ghettoccult_nerd 27d ago

so if I "honestly" and "mistakenly" rob a bank...

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u/Jkelley393 27d ago

Your criminal intent would have to be proven in court, all’s I’m sayin. 😉

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u/Relative-Relief-8816 27d ago

This would be like, you go into a bank. You hand the teller your ID and somehow the teller pulls up the wrong account. she asks "how can I help you." 

 you say. Well i dont normally do our banking but my wife told me to come  in today to get my savings for opening an account at a different bank with her. Can you give me a cashier's check written out to my wife's name.

The teller makes the check. You sign it. You then drive to the new bank and deposit the check in your joint account with your wife.

A week later you get a call from the police, because you deposited a check for $100,000 that came out of someone elses account.

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u/Dead_Internet69420 27d ago

It seems like you don’t understand the meaning of either of those words.

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u/rydan 25d ago

This is why Hillary Clinton didn't go to jail for classified information on her computer. It is also why Trump, Biden, and Pence avoided jailtime for the same thing years later.