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>Sorry, it's the law.

I’d imagine this same argument sees regular use in China.

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Should attempting to break into somebody else’s property not be a crime?

Agreeing to attempt, and no.

It wouldn’t be in large parts of the world, so clearly many reasonable people disagree on this.

It wasn't just agreement. By his own statements he indicated that he tried to crack it.

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