On Dec 24, 12:06*am, "
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On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:52:27 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"





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On 12/22/10 11:04 pm, DGDevin wrote:

The UK is screwed up in ways most Americans can scarcely comprehend.

snipped the cases about which I know nothing

... Guy goes away for the
weekend, comes back to find east-European illegal aliens squatting in
his house and when he calls the cops they tell him it's a civil matter
and there's nothing they can do, takes him months to get his house back
and it's trashed when he does (case repeated over and over).

Of course trespass is a civil matter, but forced entry is not. How did
the intruders get in? If they did not have to break in to gain access,
no crime was committed and it's a civil matter.

So if the perp picks the lock he can live there forever? *You harrys are
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If the door is left open it is not burglary and it becomes a civil
matter to remove them. The new gov has promised to make it a criminal
matter. We'll see.

If they force an entry, it's burglary and a criminal matter, they can
be hauled off by the police and charged with criminal damage at least.
Or more likely cautioned these days.