Theft - For Disconnecting a Radio
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Question
A few years ago, while I was in yeshiva, someone influenced me to take my friend's player without his knowledge to disconnect the radio because he was listening to it in the yeshiva. He claimed that one of the yeshiva rabbis instructed him to do so - and so I did. I want to know about the halacha regarding this matter. If it is not correct to do so, how can I return it or ask forgiveness from the owner of the player, as it might also embarrass him.
Answer
Hello Rabbi
If the owner of the player was listening to inappropriate things, it is permitted to take it, and it is not considered theft, as it is to prevent sin.
Source
See Choshen Mishpat, Siman 4
Bava Kama 28