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Aside from the fact that the judgement highlights the legal loopholes that exist in the current UK system, it also shows that thieves, like any professionals, can be resourceful. Google Earth is a tool and while the incident highlighted one wrong use, it has an overwhelmingly good aura with its pedagogical and didactic features.
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