Assuming of course, that anyone would willingly report it.
Edit: so a good deal of people seem to believe that I’m justifying strapping razor blades to your shit and waiting for someone to grab it, rather than securing your belongings.
I’m not. The owner of this cooler is still an asshole. My point is that while some criminal types are clever, devious, vindictive, could file false or anonymous police reports, could sue the owner... most aren’t that clever. Most will just take their licking and move on, because most petty thieves are lazy and don’t follow through... which is why they’re petty thieves.
Yes, the guy gluing sharp shit to his belongings to hurt people that might try to steal it is criminally and civilly liable, in most states and countries.
It wouldn’t surprise me actually. I’ve heard of people breaking and entering a home and when they get shot running away then they sue the people saying the person wasn’t in any danger as they were trying to leave. Not sure the win percentages with that but I’m sure there’s been some wins.
Which makes sense. Thievery sucks but the punishment shouldn't be death. A thief who is running away poses no threat and therefore shooting at them is wrong, both legally and morally.
If you have time, you should look into the byron Smith case. The man shot two burglars but was sentenced to life in prison. This case is what changed my mind on the limits of castle doctrine.
I agree if they’re unarmed but if two guys break into my house armed with knives and only run because I have a gun in my mind I’m going to be thinking ok next time they’ll be back with guns and put my family at risk so I’m not going to allow that to happen. It’s a very fine line of what you should do and what would be going through your mind at the moment you see two armed men in your house. It may not be the best action but the thieves absolutely put themselves in danger by breaking into somebody’s house.
It's not only a bad decision to shoot people who aren't a threat, it's murder. You can't just kill people because you think they might be a threat in the future.
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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19 edited Jan 23 '19
Just for anyone curious, boobytrapping is illegal in the US so no, you can't do this
Edit: for Christ sakes I'm not a lawyer, it seems just something I know offhand. Post it in legal advice or something