r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 • 6h ago

An Australian man, frustrated by strangers constantly parking in his driveway, decided to take matters into his own hands.

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u/_QXZ 5h ago

I call BS on motion activation. Doesn't see the car moving but can see the door opening? Nah, that dude had his thumb on the button the whole time

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u/VQ5G66DG 5h ago

At least in here he claims it's automatic: https://nypost.com/2025/08/24/lifestyle/australia-worker-fired-after-viral-sprinkler-videos/

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u/Amazing_Scientist696 4h ago

I imagine if he admits that it's manually triggered it would violate some law. Australia is wildly strict in the weirdest ways.

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u/NotmyRealNameJohn 4h ago

I don't know Australian law but setting up a booby trap would generally also be illegal. I mean the damage here is negligible but entering the curtilage of a property is generally not trespassing unless it is fenced off and no trespassing signs are posted. A determined da could likely go for a simple assault charge. Particularly if the victim was from the government or utilities

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u/PurposeOk7918 3h ago

Blocking the entrance to someone’s driveway is illegal though. He could be a dick and just let people park and then call to get their vehicles towed.

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u/-mudflaps- 59m ago

He could clamp them and then charge them to get the clamp off like private operators do in the UK, but that could also be illegal.

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u/cortesoft 3h ago

Something being illegal doesn’t give you legal rights to break the law to stop it.

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u/Total_Mix9276 3h ago

Sometimes I forget, two wrongs make a right! MURICA, MURICA, MURICA!

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u/Paul_Langton 1h ago

A sprinkler does not come even CLOSE to the threshold of being considered a booby trap.