Quote Quoting AMR1980
View Post
I live in Seattle, where the police aren’t allowed to arrest people for property crimes/trespassing etc.
Where did you get the idea that the police in Seattle "aren’t allowed to arrest people for property crimes/trespassing etc."


Quote Quoting AMR1980
View Post
Today I confronted someone about stealing a package from a neighbor and she asked me wha it was going to do about it (in a menacing way). I thought to myself: really, what IS it that I could possibly do?
So...you believe Neighbor A stole a package from Neighbor B? The first and most obvious thing that you "could possibly do" is mind your business. Another rather obvious thing that you "could possibly do" is report the alleged crime to the police.


Quote Quoting AMR1980
View Post
Say she were in my yard stealing, do I just have to watch her take it?
Of course not.


Quote Quoting AMR1980
View Post
It seems like attacking someone for that would be excessive
That sort of depends on what sort of "attack" you mount. The law generally allows the use of reasonable, non-deadly force to prevent theft of property.


Quote Quoting AMR1980
View Post
but with no police protection, what are the options?
Sorry, but the notion that there is "no police protection" for this sort of thing is patently absurd.


Quote Quoting AMR1980
View Post
What if someone enters my home? Or if I catch them rummaging through my car?
Depends on all of the relevant facts and circumstances. Opining about incomplete hypotheticals is rarely productive.

Quote Quoting AMR1980
View Post
The law means little here, when it comes to personal property.
Ah yes...Seattle...well known refuge for the lawless.