Let’s say I poop in a bucket on my own property (don’t judge), and someone comes along and takes it without permission. Is that theft? I mean… it’s poop, or once it leaves the body, does it not count as “property” anymore?
Let’s say I poop in a bucket on my own property (don’t judge), and someone comes along and takes it without permission. Is that theft? I mean… it’s poop, or once it leaves the body, does it not count as “property” anymore?
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If someone trespassed on your property, then yes, it’s theft.
Human waste might not be considered “property” in the traditional legal sense once it has left the body. You would be hard pressed to find any police officer willing to file charges over discarded poop
really good question. downvotes not warranted
Maybe if you called it fertilizer
Kinda seems like you discarded it
Scenarios:
Not theft. You left it behind it can’t reasonably be expected you would be returning for it.
Theft and potentially destruction of property- if they dig up your sceptic tank to get to your poop that can only be considered criminal.
This is a grey area. A grey/brown area. I would say in this case not theft, unless you ask them specifically to not take your poop with them. Again, it can be reasonably expected that you meant to throw away your poop.
Not theft. It can reasonably be expected you were throwing it away and the poop is free-game. The city’s sewage department might get them for trespassing though.
I think in this case it qualifies as assault, medical malpractice and grand-theft turd.
whose bucket is it
Is it theft if someone picks up trash from your property? I doubt it
This is called breaking and shittering
That’s an interesting question..it is taking property without permission… theft.
Probably but don’t expect help solving the crime.
Of course it is “property”.
In some societies, this is used as plant fertilizer. It can be used as a fuel like biochar, or as an ingredient in bricks. Unless you put it out with a sign indicating that it was trash – anyone making that assumption could easily be wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuse_of_human_excreta#
If it is on your property, then someone entering your property for no legitimate purpose is trespassing. If they enter purely to steal, then it’s definitely a criminal act.
But – leaving a pile of poop uncovered – in a bucket or not – might be seen as a health hazard. Depending on your local rules, an official might legitimately enter your property to investigate it, and might take steps to mitigate the issue. Whether they choose to follow up and prosecute you or not might be up to their discretion.
Aside from trespassing, which is already a crime. I don’t think that would qualify as stealing. Unless…
Is your poop worth anything?
do you poop gold?
Info: Did they leave the bucket?
My cat wrote this after I scooped the litter box.
You are taking the phrases “Don’t touch my shit” or “Don’t steal my shit” a bit literally.
My little sister’s friend pooped in a bucket in her garage. I did not steal it. Now, I wish I had so I could answer your question. Not really.
Imagine being busted for that?
US-based answer via Google search:
‘No, generally, human waste is not considered private property. While a person might have ownership of their own body and the materials within, once waste is expelled, it’s no longer considered their personal property and becomes the responsibility of the owner of the property where it is deposited. This is especially true for situations involving public areas or someone else’s property.’
Are they taking the bucket, or only the poop?
“I made this, I am the proprietary artist of this original creation and you are commotong theft”
Imagine being the lawyer on that court case lmao
It doesn’t matter of it’s poop. If they’re taking something from your property without your permission, it’s theft.
Generally no.
A very similar case has been litigated in courts ironically enough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California#Decision
If your pop inadvertently created a billion-dollar industry, bring that to the Supreme Court if you think you can get $$$.
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Well……there are a lot of ways you can look at it. You dumped a biohazard on your own property….you are the criminal……
If you consider it a property and you have an use for it then find a shitty lawyer for your shitty case.
You can make an argument that the turd burglar robbed you of valuable fertilizer.
This is very oddly specific
So they take the poop, but not the bucket? They may be guilty of trespassing on your property. As for the poop itself, I suppose technically, it is theft. On the other hand, good luck getting the police to take you seriously. First of all, try proving a theft has taken place. Do you have video of someone taking it? Did you witness the crime and have a description of the perpetrator? Maybe you can offer the bucket with some residual poop as proof that there was once poop in the bucket, but whose to say you didn’t dump it in the toilet and flush it yourself, and are just wasting the police’s valuable time?
But let’s say for the sake of argument that the police take you seriously. How are they going to find your poop and having found it, prove that it was your poop and not someone else’s? DNA tests are expensive, and there are unprocessed rape kits that some police departments say they can’t afford to process that I think you’ll agree should have a higher priority than your stolen poop. You can, after all, make more of it quite easily.
You’ve been violated, or at least trespassed on.
>(don’t judge)
sorry but I am judging
Technically, I suppose so. Maybe you were going to compost it for fertilizer? Guess it doesn’t really matter why you’re keeping it, still theft if it’s on your property. However, I would LOVE to see when you report your poop stolen to the police. 😂
There’s an interesting documentary i watched on Netflix about a person that had a leg ( or maybe an arm i can’t remember ) amputated and the limb somehow came into the possession of another person and they were both fighting over who legally owned it.
I mean, would you really want to take someone to court over theft of poop?
Apparently people can get in trouble for stealing your trash. So I guess maybe, technically?
If you put gold in a bucket on your property and someone took it, is it theft? It’s yours. No one can take it without permission.
Value determines level of crime/damage. Stealing poop is misdemeanor at worst, but trespassing to commit the theft could be pretty bad if the DA was feeling feisty.
Stealing buckets is against the law!🤣
🤔 Trespassing, theft.
Let me know what happens after you report it to the police.
only if you put it in your pocket
grand theft poop
OK. So this is an actual “stupid question”. In my opinion.
A great idea to talk about, banter with but seriously. There are truly stupid questions.
This is one. Indeed.
Maybe I am incorrect?
Depends. Did you leave it in their desk drawer?
I reserve the right to judge you for pooping into a bucket.
The spice melange!
Are they taking the poop out of the bucket or the bucket with the poop in it?
They stole your bucket…so yes.
There was a war fought over a bucket once.
The spice…
#AskingForAFriend
Do you have it? The Spice Melange?
I’m actually ashamed of myself for reading this post,
I’m beginning to think it’s actually me that has the problem.
This is written by my cat.
I think you could have a case for stealing the bucket off of your property, but I doubt your fecal matter has any intrinsic value.
“They are after the spice melange”
Did you have plans for … it?
It’s likely illegal, but it’s gonna depend on a lot of things.
If it’s just shit, they were invited over to the house, and they just flushed it. They really didn’t steal anything of value and didn’t trespass. Even if they took a bucket it’s unlikely to be of enough value for criminal charges or a civil case. On the other hand it they took it and had it tested then you might have a civil or even criminal case. If they broke in or trespassed again you likely have a case. But in general your shit isn’t valuable to bring charges or file a suit.
*tries REALLY fucking hard not to judge*
nope, you’re a freak
The spice melange
Careful, or they will steal your shit
Yeah, it’s theft. Poop’s still property, apparently. Just… don’t leave it in buckets.
And fyi, my mom used to scrape her dinner plates and put the scraps out for the dogs. Little did she know she put the scraps on top of the sewer line.
She grew the sweetest cantaloupes ever one year. Just sayin’.
If they’re stealing dookie, life has already punished that person beyond the state’s capability. How valuable is it?
It then becomes “pooperty”.
Even if you shit and specifically told that person not to take it, and they still took it, they would only be liable for the value of the shit, which isn’t shit. And getting law enforcement and or a judge to take you seriously would be near impossible. So yeah.
Yes, it’s illegal. Until you give it away, it’s yours, and it without your permission is illegal. Poop isn’t likely to have a high enough value for a DA to press charges, but it could be elevated on other crimes.
Let’s say someone steals poop and uses it to get your DNA, to steal your identity and cashes in your two million dollar IRA. One of the charges will be theft of poop DNA.
I’m sorry did I read all through these comments and not one mention of a TURD BURGLAR??!?
I’m not mad Reddit just disappointed. 🙁
The bird is the word
They’d be a turd burglar
The better question is did it make a sound?
Yeah, I definitely judged you. I hope you are getting the help that you need.
If they took the bucket. Yes.
If they took the poop. No. But you both have issues.
Short answer, yes.
Taking the bucket alone would be theft.
“property’ in law can be anything tangible or intangible. Anything tangible is something that can be touched, described or given value. Like a car. Anything intangible is something that cannot be touched or described, such as thoughts, which is the basis for intellectual property.
So poop can definitely be touched (yuck) and described. However it might be hard to give it value. Maybe if it was the King Charles’ poop that got stolen, then indeed a royal dookie might fetch a large sum in certain circles.