jm@tekid.UUCP (06/30/83)
I seem to recall a case not too long ago where a
homeowner left a loaded shotgun to guard his
house while he was away. A thief arrived, broke
in to the house, and received a non-fatal shotgun
blast in the chest. He sued. And won. Unfortunately.
However, it seems that the kind of person who
goes around ripping off stereos out of cars isn't
going to have a lawyer on retainer in case he gets
his fingers cut off. But you never know.
Seems to me that Dave Ihnat's (ihuxx!ignatz) idea
is the best so far. Hopefully thieves aren't too
smart...
I always take my car into the restaurant with me.
Jeff Mizener
Tektronix Inc., ID/ADG
Beaverton, OR
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ARPA: tekid!jm.tek@rand-relay rcf@qumix.UUCP (Robert Field) (07/07/83)
About booby traps -- In the last century in England landowners would often set up traps on their land with the expected results that a few poachers and a lot of stray children got shot. The question then and now is the following -- Are you justified in doing something by an automatic mechanism that you may not do yourself? Now I started out by saying that the razor blades in the radio is a good way to get your car trashed, not to get sued, but remember, if someone gets hurt they are likely to find a lawyer, and don't doubt there are plenty of lawyers who would be glad to sue on behalf of a thief. Of course if you hit the jackpot and a mechanic/tow truck driver or best of all a peace officer got cut up I suggest you move to Paraguay on the next plane.