I don’t know. I don’t buy drugs where I would have to worry about this.
you don’t need to hear why he didn’t pay. That is for the judge. I’m just point out that whether it was legal or not, he would still be charged with theft.
but it seems some of you don’t care that he did this to multiple woman and want his poor record clean from prosecution.
Would it be theft though? If he took the money from her forcibly it would be robbery. If he took it back from the table/night stand/dresser etc, then it would be theft. And before you start your restaurant analogy again, I would point out that there is a difference between eating a burger and daty.
She, and you, is/are a service provider. Shouldn't that be treated the same as not paying a lawyer, dentist, accountant? Now that I think about it, a dentist would be a good analogy. If I go to get my quarterly cleaning and just walk out the door instead of paying at the desk, would I be charged or would they be told it was a civil matter? I honestly don't know the answer as I'm an honest person who pays what I agree to pay but it would be interesting to know the answer to that question.
I'm not trying to excuse his behaviour in the slightest but it has opened the door to discuss the issues surrounding who has recourse to go to the police when a 'date' goes sideways. (I'm not talking about physical abuse/assault, this is all regarding payment received, or not.)