Will i get a letter from the RLP?

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Re: Will i get a letter from the RLP?

By presenting the empty packet and insisting on paying for the item, one would prevent any claim of a "mens rea" or intention to steal.

I am afraid that this is incorrect, this test is for a criminal act not a civil tort, conversion does not require any criminality, it is simply to have possession of anthers rightfully owned property.

There is lots of information about the differences between tort/ civil and criminal law available, so I will not argue the point further.