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While i agree, the judge might say the person destroying it did not think it had that value and still had the intend to destroy something expensive. Not a lawyer, but i have this feeling the judge won't really be neutral.
It wasn't $1,000 in damage, it wasn't property valued at $750 - $5,000, and it wasn't a computer, electronic device, or related equipment. So if the judge does anything other than throw out the charges it is corruption. Those charges shouldn't have even been brought.
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.
https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899%2F0806%2FSections%2F0806.13.html
Here's the criminal mischief statue for Florida so you can stop talking out of your ass.
That isn't what he is being charged with. It says right in the article what the charges are. And they are all bullshit.
As far as i can see those "facts" are false, i don't disagree. My point wasn't really about what would be the right thing, but more about what is likely to happen.
So if I think a TV is worth 300 and its actually 2k, I'm only on the hook for 300?
I wasn't implying that is how it should work, i was saying what a judge might say because of the current political climate.