ayers@convexs.UUCP (07/19/85)
/* ---------- "Question re: Protection of Car Ster" ---------- */ <...> ...It has been pretty well established that "booby-trapping" your car stereo (with razor blades or whatever) can result in the would-be thief successfully suing you for damages... which offense generally receives a harsher penalty: "booby-trapping" or theft? Will the car owner come out ahead in the end, or will the thief get a better deal, in general? -- /* End of text-------------------------------------------------- */ What _usually_ happens is that the "crook" either gets probation, or a jail sentence. Either of these is rather frightening to the "average" person, and to _some_ people who have "been there." To others, it's like beating a masochist for "punishment". The "civilian" then either gets a BIG "fine" or "civil" settlement, and/or goes to jail, depending on the court... So who "wins/loses" the biggest? Hard to say. blues, II (shi dobu nan)