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					Originally Posted by  RichL
					 
				 
				The way I see it,  theft is taking what doesn't belong to you without paying for it.  Any other definition is just a thief's self-justification or a legal squabble to earn a buck. 
			
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 Theft is depriving someone of property that is rightfully theirs. If the "victim" has exactly what they started with then no theft occurred. This has been pointed out over and over again yet it still seems to be elusive to some.