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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[The Purge] What is the legal status of personal property stolen during the purge? Does it become the property of the thief post-purge?

Like if someone stole a car/TV etc. and managed to survive and hide out with it long enough, would they become the legal owner?
gpt
Overall yes, at least when it's poor people and minorities stealing from one another. Remember that the purge exists solely to "weed out undesirables" and keep the rich and powerful in their positions of power. If someone steals a highly valued or sentimental object on one purge year, the original owner might seek revenge next purge, which could create a cycle of violence that the New Founding Fathers can exploit. 

Stealing from someone with even the smallest amount of government clout or enough money, would mean that the item will be returned to them, and the perpetrator dealt with to the fullest extent of the law. Which likely means summary execution.