I agree that it would be wise to assume the worst (prison-time and fine), under
the scenarios I've seen ("gosh, I woke up and it was just gone").What I've been wondering is if there will be anyone who will do it as more of an open act of "civil disobedience" in an Emersonian sense, although in that case it would be against GM and not the government, and I think "civil disobediance" as a term often connotes disobeying the government and somewhat accepting the penalty, where one sees it as almost a way to be loyal to one's deeper principles and the deeper principles of the country. I can't presently afford an EV1 so it's moot here, though I doubt I'd have what it takes protest in this manner, if I were already set up with one. I wouldn't be surprised to see someone from Greenpeace attempt to steal one. I mean, they're willing to risk their lives at sea. If they stole an EV1, that would be less dangerous, and their day in court would probably be something GM wouldn't want everyone to hear. jl >> It's only civil so you can't go to jail. And if >>they are going to crush them, how much can they say >>they are worth after the lease. > >This is just plain wrong. There are at least three legal criminal >theories under which you would be liable if you tried this: 1. >fraud; 2. embezzlement; and 3. false pretenses.
