mhs@enmasse.UUCP (Mike Schloss) (06/28/85)
. . ... Lots about using hidden razor blades to protect your stereo. > What sort of grounds would the 'injured party' use in the law suit? > Sounds to me like he's at more fault then you. Considering that there > isn't a law that says you aren't permitted to do anything you want to > something you own. Maybe you like having razor blades attached to the back > of things... Speaking of which, is it legal to own razor blades? After > all, someone could try to steal them and get hurt..... > Sorry but if place the razor blades there deliberatly, you will lose in court. Even if there was some reasonable explanation for having them you still would lose. There probably would be no crimnal proceedings, no jury would convict you, but there certainly would be a civil suit. I seem to remember a case where a town was sued when some kids broke into a swimming pool protected by a barbed wire fence and drowned. The courts ruled that inadequit measures had been taken to protect the public (barbed wire and KEEP OUT signs???). This wasn't even deliberate, the town just hadn't gotten around to draining the pool yet. Think of what your chances would be with razor blades. By the way, I've thought of similar things myself. When I was in college someone ripped off the battery from my car. Since this person knew I had to get a new one and would probably be back, I figured I would do something with another old battery, some battery acid, and a couple of M-80s. Some friends told me I could get my self in deep shit doing this so I purchased a hood lock instead. Mike Schloss --- What should be and what is are two different things.
ccrms@ucdavis.UUCP (ccrms) (07/02/85)
> . > . > ... Lots about using hidden razor blades to protect your stereo. > > > What sort of grounds would the 'injured party' use in the law suit? > I seem to remember a burglar suing a women whose house he was trying to rob when the skylight he was climbing through broke and sent him tumbling to the floor. He broke his back or something, and they settled on some enormous sum to be paid yearly for the rest of his life. Life just doesn't seem fair, sometimes... Michael Shulman UCD Computer Center ...ucbvax!ucdavis!harpo!ccrms
weltyrp@rpics.UUCP (Richard Welty) (07/05/85)
> > What sort of grounds would the 'injured party' use in the law suit? > > Sounds to me like he's at more fault then you. Considering that there > > isn't a law that says you aren't permitted to do anything you want to > > something you own. Maybe you like having razor blades attached to the back > > of things... Speaking of which, is it legal to own razor blades? After > > all, someone could try to steal them and get hurt..... > > > > Sorry but if place the razor blades there deliberatly, you will lose in court. > Even if there was some reasonable explanation for having them you still would > lose. There probably would be no crimnal proceedings, no jury would convict > you, but there certainly would be a civil suit. I seem to remember a case > where a town was sued when some kids broke into a swimming pool protected > by a barbed wire fence and drowned. The courts ruled that inadequit measures > had been taken to protect the public (barbed wire and KEEP OUT signs???). > This wasn't even deliberate, the town just hadn't gotten around to draining > the pool yet. Think of what your chances would be with razor blades. > > By the way, I've thought of similar things myself. When I was in college > someone ripped off the battery from my car. Since this person knew I had > to get a new one and would probably be back, I figured I would do something > with another old battery, some battery acid, and a couple of M-80s. Some > friends told me I could get my self in deep shit doing this so I purchased > a hood lock instead. > I recall a case from a few years back where a thief broke into a house and triggered a shotgun rigged as a booby trap. He filed a civil suit and won a fairly large award. -- Rich Welty