Thieving tories

[SerendipityJane]

The word the Mail struggled with here is "steals" which has fewer letters than removes.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13471195/moment-tory-canvasser-removes-labour-party-leaflet-homeowner-letterbox-general-election.html

I bet they all do this. It's a bit of a non-story.

If its unsolicited mail is it stealing 🤔

I guess it saves putting it in the bin

I hope they don't bloody all do it! To be fair I think it's unlikely (even the Tory ones). The surprising thing to me is it's the Mail reporting it. I'd have expected them to if it had been a Labour canvasser removing a Tory leaflet. But then, given it IS the Mail, the whole thing could have been made up or at least misrepresented.

For God's sake, of course they all do it.

Do you only believe the Guardian?

Whether it is wanted or not is orthogonal to whether it is stolen or not.

Famously people have been charged for stealing from bins.

Might do, might not, if I read it. Would you care to post a link to the Guardian's coverage of this alleged event, to see how they differ?

Yes they have

but from bins at shops as far as i know

and i didnt say unwanted…just unsolicited

I am more than happy to join with the thieving tories bit…im just interested whether is stealing if it is a dominos menu for example. Have they stolen from dominos in that case

I know someone who was sacked from taking from a shop bin…not sure if they were taken to court

I am more than happy to join with the thieving tories bit…im just interested whether is stealing if it is a dominos menu for example. Have they stolen from dominos in that case

Lets ask on the legal forum

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/legal_matters/5085228-removing-post-from-a-letterbox-theft-or-specific-postal-offence

Oh thank you, i did not know we had a legal forum….i will take a look