Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
Yeah staling Bitcoin is illegal because you are stealing it and it does not belong to you so even tho it is online it still is stealing.
The thing is that people can get away with it and nothing is done by it and that is why some do not see it as stealing.
any action of stealing no matter small or big is still called stealing and it is an act of criminal, even though you can escape from the people but it feel not right to take something that is not yours