Is stealing a product of illegal actions considered a crime? As the recent story from Partis shows us, yes, it is a crime. Several days ago, a group of thieves who stole a Banksy artwork on the door of the Bataclan concert venue in January 2019 was found. The famous street painter created it back in 2015 to honor 90 people killed by terrorists of the Islamic State. Several places were attacked that night, but the biggest number of victims was at the Bataclan music hall. Right now, eight men are on trial for stealing “The Sad Young Girl,” a more down-to-earth title of a piece. The case sparked off traditional Banksy controversy in public, as the price of the artwork is already worth millions of dollars.
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