Woman who sold Ashley Biden's diary sentenced
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I'm completely failing to see a crime here other than "actions that damage the image of the Democratic Globohomo Party".
She was convicted of "conspiracy". Conspiracy to what? Where I live, laws are based entirely on the value of the item- your neighbor cut down 100-year-old tree that was the centerpiece of your landscaping? You're only going to recover the value of the lumber in court, they give zero fucks about the impossibility of replacing it or the intangible value of the thing. So what is the going market value for a diary that someone has already filled out?
Interesting. Where I live it’s usually based around replacement value. 100-year-old tree? Replacement value (so $$$). In some places there are penalty multipliers for a malicious action, so think of replacement cost of a 100 foot oak. Don’t cut down your neighbor’s trees!
I've heard of cases where the replacement needed to be just that, a replacement. So if you cut down a 100 foot oak, start looking for a 100 foot oak.
There's a reason "Tree law! Tree law!" is a meme in some legal circles, because accurately replacing a tree is nearly impossible, leading to ridiculous fines in some cases.