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Amendment 382B seeks to limit the lawful excuse defence in cases where a person’s actions intend to intimidate, harass, inconvenience or harm people. As the law currently stands, there is no suggestion that someone can have a lawful excuse to damage property if they did so with the intention to intimidate, harass or harm another person. The excuse, after all, has to be lawful. It is difficult to think of a scenario where damaging property with such malicious intent would fulfil this criterion.