rules/002 Rules of Stealing.md

Rules of Stealing

To protect the in-game personal property of the players, to define the restoration of the swag and the compensation of influences.

1. Short Title

This rules document may be cited as the Rules of Stealing.

2. Definations

In this rules document-

1. Property or properties have the same meaning as in the Rules of Properties (Cap. 3)

3. Theft

A player commits theft if he/she takes another's property without a valid consent from the owner.

4. Consent

1. Consent includes-
   1. word from the owner, shows the assent to allow the player to take the properties, and
   2. trades.
2. Under the following condition(s), the consent is invalid-
   1. the owner is threatened to make the consent.
3. In this section-
   1. The player means the player that takes (or wants to take) the item.

5. Convictions and Penalties

1. For players committed theft-
   1. Moderators may give penalties.
   2. The swags should be treated as defined in section (6).
2. If the thief received an invalid consent from the owner and took the properties according to the invalid consent, the player should not be convicted, though the swags should still be treated as defined in section (6).
3. If the stolen swags are another thief's swags, the swags should be returned to the thief, and eventually return to the owner, as defined in section (6).

6. Restoration of the swags

1. The thief should return the swags, or the equivalent, to their owner.
2. If it is impossible to return the swag or the equivalent, the thief should compensate for the loss. The form and amount of reparation should be discussed and determined between the owner and the thief.
3. Swags with an unknown owner should be confiscated.
4. Any order under this section shall be treated as an order of the restitution of property or an order of confiscation, with the meaning of section 4 of the Rules of Properties (Cap. 3). [cf. 24/06/2021 c. 210 s. 30 H.K.]