Re: [Amc-list] OT: Booby traps and respect for other's propery

[Jay Honeycutt <jay.honeycutt@xxxxxxxxx>]

While it may be tempting to take such measures, US law is not on your
side.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katko_v._Briney

I lived in Iowa when this event happened and one of my law professors
was a clerk for the Iowa Supreme Court when it was argued there.
It was an extreme case and got a lot of people riled up, but it is
completely consistent with the law in most, if not all, states.  You can
take "deadly force" for self-protection, but not for property protection.

I once picked a ride with a guy who described his anti-theft measure
for his car stereo, taping razor blades to the back side of the case.

He knows it works, as he found his stereo partially yanked out one
morning, but with a lot of blood on his car's carpeting.

Just keep in

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> I hope you do not mind that I saved a copy of that pic!
> i've not seen that before.
>
> I think I will have to put it up on my Bulletine board at the University
> where I work.
>
> See if it upsets the intelectuals, is that pronounced "Vittles"?
>
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV 26508
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
> "I realize that death is inevitable.
> I just don't want to be around when it happens!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Victor the Cleaner" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 3:58:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] OT: Booby traps and respect for other's propery
>
> Yeah, this is tricky business, particularly in the insanely-litigious US.
> I think it boils down to unambiguous warnings announcing in no uncertain
> terms the consequences of transgression.  I don't think there's any room
> for debate about "personal responsbility" if the nature of the warning
> is "If you attempt to steal from me, you will be mutilated and probably
> killed."
>
> I live outside of the city.  We leave our doors unlocked and the keys in
> the cars.  We are armed in a manner appropriate for the wildlife in the
> area, and the sign in my driveway reads:
>
> http://www.canuck.com/~jonathan/photos/sign.jpg<http://www.canuck.com/%7Ejonathan/photos/sign.jpg>
>
> jl
>
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