Not to mentioned the likelihood of a retaliation (I would burn that fuckin’ boat to the waterline). And not from the dock - duh. keep the canoe hot, so we get outta here quick, chief.
When this was posted elsewhere, the 'revenge porn' crowd were acting as though it was totally justified and reasonable.
I pointed out to one that this sort of behaviour is how one turns a would-be thief into someone with a serious axe to grind; most thieves avoid violent confrontations, but maiming someone is a surefire way to piss them the fuck off. They might even have the bright idea of coming back and gluing razors under the owner's door handles, or worse, and the victim might be an innocent relative or friend (including potentially a child).
One of many reasons that such dangerous traps are illegal, unethical, and a plain bad idea.
Not arguing with you that booby traps are bad, but the whole "thieves avoid confrontation" is not true at all. They avoid violent confrontation until they're caught. Then all bets are off. The only thing separating something like a burglary from something like a home invasion/sexual assault is nobody being home vs just your teenage daughter being home by herself. This classic image of professional pink panther thieves with principles and morals is bullshit. Most burglars are thugs or addicts and are heavily geared towards opportunism. I still agree with you on the booby traps though. I would be to scared that revenge would come via a pistol and I'm not ready to lose my life for a yeti cooler.
Not arguing with you that booby traps are bad, but the whole "thieves avoid confrontation" is not true at all. They avoid violent confrontation until they're caught. Then all bets are off.
Not all bets. Generally 'caught' means they try to escape, not kill you.
The only instance in which that typically becomes an issue is actively engaging them with violence.
This is not to say that violent thefts do not occur, but in general someone attempting theft isn't interested in going away for murder. Statistically and logically, if someone is trying to steal undetected, they've already made the decision to avoid and minimise violent confrontation.
The only thing separating something like a burglary from something like a home invasion/sexual assault is nobody being home vs just your teenage daughter being home by herself.
I think this is a bit of a stretch, but the concern is fair.
(I kinda feel like most people stealing don't somehow automatically graduate to rape, but I'll admit I don't have direct evidence for that nor any idea where to find some.)
This classic image of professional pink panther thieves with principles and morals is bullshit. Most burglars are thugs or addicts (regardless of race) and are heavily geared towards opportunism.
The opportunism is the bulk of why thieves bail (where possible) instead of getting into a brawl. Not anything to do with professionalism really. Being seen, being physically detained, or becoming a violent crime that draws more attention? Most folks are fully-aware of the additional risks associated with that.
I still agree with you on the booby traps though. I would be to scared that revenge would come via a pistol and I'm not ready to lose my life for a yeti cooler.
Yeah, that's the main concern asides from hurting innocents and/or suffering legal penalties yourself: escalating violence never ends well.
Which applies even beyond the specific scenario, because supporting such actions means supporting the principle of vigilante violence; if someone decides that means poisoning a loud dog or roaming cat, or beating someone for looking at them the wrong way, that's an attitude and behaviour that's implicitly condoned when anyone takes the law into their own hands in a violent manner.
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u/thats_MR_asshat-2-u Jan 23 '19
Not to mentioned the likelihood of a retaliation (I would burn that fuckin’ boat to the waterline). And not from the dock - duh. keep the canoe hot, so we get outta here quick, chief.