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Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia

Can you run through airport security for love? Leave a child home alone? Here’s what the law says about Christmas movies

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It’s the time of year when many of us return to our favourite Christmas fables to get into the festive spirit.

While film often relies on the audience suspending its disbelief, it’s easy to watch and wonder if people could get away with these things in the real world. Are some of them even legal?

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