On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:24:34 -0600, "HeyBub" wrote:


While satisfying on an emotional level, booby traps have been outlawed since
the Magna Carta in 1216.

There are any number of people who can enter your property without your
permission or even your knowledge:

A peace officer executing a valid search warrant.
A fireman or other emergency service person.
A child who has no criminal capacity.
A vagrant involved in a civil trespass.
Health inspectors, game wardens, meter readers, letter carriers, and the
like.
Neighbors, friends, family members (from out of town), or others who believe
they have permission.
Anyone acting under the umbrella of "exigent circumstances."

Moreover, even IF it's a burglar who's the subject of the booby-trap,
criminal law does not sanction physical harm or death for burglary and does
not permit an individual to be the process of invoking a sanction. The
trap-setter WILL be prosecuted.

Further, the actor who tripped the trap (or his estate) will march against
the homeowner for civil damages.


It's do gooder mother ****ers like you that are ruining this world. I
think the dude should have put 1000 amps on that fence.