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This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting
toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? |
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... This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? The proper solution cannot be put in writing, or discussed within earshot of anyone who would deem it excessive. Use your imagination. Pick one kid and ____ ___ ____ ___ __ ___. |
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On 23 Oct, 16:04, Phisherman wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? You can't stop 'em, you can only hope to limit the damage. Replace the trees with water-saving models and they won't be able to use as much toilet paper as before. |
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sit ouside and wait for them , get some pics or catch em and call police
or take them to their parents..... big dog might work. http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:04:35 GMT, Phisherman wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Place the TP in the locked cage next to spray paint -- Oren "I wouldn't even be here if my support group hadn't beaten me up." |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:04:35 GMT, Phisherman wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Pit Bull |
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Phisherman wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? That's easy enough: don't be an asshole. Assholes are the only ones I can recall ever getting their houses rolled when I was in school. As a result, I make it a point never to give the neighborhood kids a hard time. And in over 20 years in the same house, I've never been rolled, egged, or vandalized. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com |
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Phisherman wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Texas Penal Code 9.42 DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY A person is justified in jusing deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property: (1) if he would be justified in using force against another (to prevent damage or to recover his own property); and (2) when and to the degree he reasonably believe the deadly force is immediately necessary: (A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or CRIMINAL MISCHIEF DURING THE NIGHTTIME (emphasis added); YSMV (your state may vary) Warning: If you kill the goblin, the cops will sequester your weapon until their investigation completes. We had a 70-year old fellow in Dallas last week who had to buy a THIRD goddamn shotgun because the cops keep confiscating his weapon every time he kills a burglar! Least the cops could do is provide a "loaner." It's not like they don't HAVE any shotguns! Bah. |
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Texas Penal Code 9.42 DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY A person is justified in jusing deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property: (1) if he would be justified in using force against another (to prevent damage or to recover his own property); and (2) when and to the degree he reasonably believe the deadly force is immediately necessary: (A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or CRIMINAL MISCHIEF DURING THE NIGHTTIME (emphasis added); What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? |
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
Phisherman wrote: This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? That's easy enough: don't be an asshole. Assholes are the only ones I can recall ever getting their houses rolled when I was in school. As a result, I make it a point never to give the neighborhood kids a hard time. And in over 20 years in the same house, I've never been rolled, egged, or vandalized. As a former egger, spray painter, and TP vandal, I can tell you most of the time I did not even know who lived in the house or drove the car I was egging etc. The only thing that set me straight was getting my ass kicked... and it took a couple of ass kickings but I got the message of course that was a different time 1980's, I think you can't do much nowadays, maybe just tazzer the *******s a few times? Clark... -- Don't you have Google in your part of the world? |
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news Texas Penal Code 9.42 DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY A person is justified in jusing deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property: (1) if he would be justified in using force against another (to prevent damage or to recover his own property); and (2) when and to the degree he reasonably believe the deadly force is immediately necessary: (A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or CRIMINAL MISCHIEF DURING THE NIGHTTIME (emphasis added); What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? Some moron posted the law about using deadly force to protect property, because he thinks it applies to kids toilet papering trees. Then, he needed to include an anecdote about shotguns because he gets all tingly in his panties when he talks about weapons. |
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Buy an outdoor motion sensor that chimes indoors. What you do after
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"Clark..." wrote in
: Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote: Phisherman wrote: This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? That's easy enough: don't be an asshole. Assholes are the only ones I can recall ever getting their houses rolled when I was in school. As a result, I make it a point never to give the neighborhood kids a hard time. And in over 20 years in the same house, I've never been rolled, egged, or vandalized. As a former egger, spray painter, and TP vandal, I can tell you most of the time I did not even know who lived in the house or drove the car I was egging etc. The only thing that set me straight was getting my ass kicked... and it took a couple of ass kickings but I got the message of course that was a different time 1980's, I think you can't do much nowadays, maybe just tazzer the *******s a few times? Clark... paintball gun. Taser is only good for ~15ft range. PB also makes them identifiable to police. If you could get pepperball ammo,that would be even better. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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oups.com: Buy an outdoor motion sensor that chimes indoors. What you do after you catch them in the act is up to you. hook the motion sensor up to your sprinkler system. they go on your lawn,and they get soaked. TP doesn't roll so good when it's wet. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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wrote in message news Texas Penal Code 9.42 DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY A person is justified in jusing deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property: (1) if he would be justified in using force against another (to prevent damage or to recover his own property); and (2) when and to the degree he reasonably believe the deadly force is immediately necessary: (A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or CRIMINAL MISCHIEF DURING THE NIGHTTIME (emphasis added); What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? CRIMINAL MISCHIEF DURING THE NIGHTTIME (emphasis added); |
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Jim Yanik wrote:
What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? it means there may not be much TPing occurring in Texas. you could get shot for it. Not all locales protect criminals during the commission of their crime. I wish Florida would adopt such language in their legal code. It sorta does. The recent (2005) passage of Florida's "Castle Doctrine" law establishes the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm. You may use any manner of force, including deadly force, against that person. It doesn't matter that the intruder was drunk, or negligent, or mistaken. Further, you may not be sued for any damages sustained by the victim. Go Florida! How all this silliness came about: For generations (well, at least since the Magna Carta in 1216), there exited in either black-letter or common law the notion that one's home is a "castle" and, to remain inviolate, the owner had the unquestioned right to repel intruders by any means necessary. And that right could not be gainsayed by anyone. Then a bunch of egg-heads got together and promulgated the "Model Penal Code" in 1976. The so-called "Castle Doctrine" was absent from the MPC and state legislatures, with modest tinkering, adopted the thing wholesale. So the Castle Doctrine disappeared. Thanks to publicity Florida generated (mainly) many states have repaired this deficiency in their state laws. |
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Phisherman wrote: This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Pick up the toilet paper, iron it, and use it yourself. |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:04:35 +0000, Phisherman wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Well, From all the posts I see everyone wants some type of revenge. So, Here is exactly what you do. I sit out with a hose and sprayer on. When they get into the yard you give them a good soaking. Of course, Now a days you have things like paint ball guns you can use. If your not into that sort of thing then ask the police to park a car in the area or patrol it heavily during this holiday. Send the cleanup bill to the parents of whoever you or the police catch. -- coffee Linux Registered User #449534 |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:51:14 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote: Jim Yanik wrote: What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? it means there may not be much TPing occurring in Texas. you could get shot for it. Not all locales protect criminals during the commission of their crime. I wish Florida would adopt such language in their legal code. It sorta does. The recent (2005) passage of Florida's "Castle Doctrine" law establishes the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm. You may use any manner of force, including deadly force, against that person. It doesn't matter that the intruder was drunk, or negligent, or mistaken. Further, you may not be sued for any damages sustained by the victim. Go Florida! How all this silliness came about: For generations (well, at least since the Magna Carta in 1216), there exited in either black-letter or common law the notion that one's home is a "castle" and, to remain inviolate, the owner had the unquestioned right to repel intruders by any means necessary. And that right could not be gainsayed by anyone. Then a bunch of egg-heads got together and promulgated the "Model Penal Code" in 1976. The so-called "Castle Doctrine" was absent from the MPC and state legislatures, with modest tinkering, adopted the thing wholesale. So the Castle Doctrine disappeared. Thanks to publicity Florida generated (mainly) many states have repaired this deficiency in their state laws. Many years ago, Florida abandoned the "concealed weapon" term and used "plain site" later. If the Po Po could see the gun on the seat, or _plain view_ it was not a Felony for concealment. In reality you could walk around with a side arm, but was not allowed to display or carry a rifle/shotgun in the pickup back window while in the city limits of Miami. Or government buildings for a side arm. I support any law that says I DON'T have to"retreat to the wall", before I'm allowed to fire... That's just Oren. -- Oren "My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes." |
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What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? it means there may not be much TPing occurring in Texas. you could get shot for it. You'd have to be a fool to believe a castle law would give you a right to pull a weapon out for toilet papering. |
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sit in the yard with a 12 ga. shotgun.
s "Phisherman" wrote in message ... This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? |
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Texas Penal Code 9.42 DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? CRIMINAL MISCHIEF DURING THE NIGHTTIME (emphasis added); Shooting someone toilet papering is not protected. It's murder or attempted murder. |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:39:58 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote: wrote: Texas Penal Code 9.42 DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY A person is justified in jusing deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property: (1) if he would be justified in using force against another (to prevent damage or to recover his own property); and (2) when and to the degree he reasonably believe the deadly force is immediately necessary: (A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or CRIMINAL MISCHIEF DURING THE NIGHTTIME (emphasis added); What does this have to do with someone toilet papering a house? Ah, okay. A little context: Vandalism of any kind (i.e., toilet-papering a house, up-rooting mailboxes, graffiti, etc.) has been held in this state to be "criminal mischief during the nighttime and subjects the perpetrator to the application of deadly force. Do you want to prove it? Do you feel lucky? |
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
Phisherman wrote: This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? That's easy enough: don't be an asshole. Assholes are the only ones I can recall ever getting their houses rolled when I was in school. As a result, I make it a point never to give the neighborhood kids a hard time. And in over 20 years in the same house, I've never been rolled, egged, or vandalized. Not hardly- I got papered this year, and am middle aged, live alone, and have ZERO interaction with the local teenage population. 3 other houses in this small subdivision also got papered, apparently at random. Curiously, none of the every-third-house dogs apparently started barking, and they bark at everyone, even people that walk by every damn day. (Guess they have an 'off duty' window in the wee hours or something...) I suspect the papering is just a teenage bonding ritual. aem sends... |
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"Phisherman" wrote in message ... This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Black 1/8" parachute cord hung in strategic places has always been a favorite of mine. About twelve to eighteen inches above the ground, and fixed to two immovable objects on both ends. Or tied to stands of pipes or barrels in such an order as to cause noise and pain. Of course, done on private property. YOURS. It works wonders when camping and having people cut through your camp site. Plausible deniability there. Steve |
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"Phisherman" wrote in message ... This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Motion activated sprinklers? |
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"Steve Barker" wrote in message ... sit in the yard with a 12 ga. shotgun. If you can get them, rig a 9v. battery to some steel wool and a M80 or agricultural firecrackers you can get at gun shows. A small trip wire causes the battery to tip, make contact, ignite the fuse, and a loud pop usually gets the attention of everyone within a block. May even get a call in of shots fired by a paranoid neighbor. Vandals are opportunists, and avoid known resistors. Steve |
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:20:19 GMT, aemeijers wrote:
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote: Phisherman wrote: This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? That's easy enough: don't be an asshole. Assholes are the only ones I can recall ever getting their houses rolled when I was in school. As a result, I make it a point never to give the neighborhood kids a hard time. And in over 20 years in the same house, I've never been rolled, egged, or vandalized. Not hardly- I got papered this year, and am middle aged, live alone, and have ZERO interaction with the local teenage population. 3 other houses in this small subdivision also got papered, apparently at random. Curiously, none of the every-third-house dogs apparently started barking, and they bark at everyone, even people that walk by every damn day. (Guess they have an 'off duty' window in the wee hours or something...) I suspect the papering is just a teenage bonding ritual. aem sends... When we were young, about 5 of us were camping out at the dead end in a neighborhood subdivision. Believe it or not, we were innocent. A house in the subdivision was rolled. The cops came to where we were camping and we were naturally accused of the "crime" It turned out that a neighbor to the house that was rolled woke up because her huge dog was barking. She saw the people that did it and she could tell the cops it wasn't us. I don't know if they caught the people that did it, but I was sure glad she was around. I think shooting someone for rolling your yard would be a little excessive. I do think shooting someone over a lawnmower could serve as a good deterrent. |
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Phisherman, 10/23/2007,4:04:35 PM, wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? If you can't beat them then join them... |
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SteveB wrote:
"Phisherman" wrote in message ... This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? Black 1/8" parachute cord hung in strategic places has always been a favorite of mine. About twelve to eighteen inches above the ground, and fixed to two immovable objects on both ends. Or tied to stands of pipes or barrels in such an order as to cause noise and pain. Of course, done on private property. YOURS. It works wonders when camping and having people cut through your camp site. Plausible deniability there. Just make sure they have a soft place to land, like grass, when they do their face plant. Trip wires that just make noise as the cord breaks are one thing- trip wires (or neck wires) that cause injury are likely to involve civil and criminal liability. Yes, even on private property, if not in an enclosed area. Law and case law recognizes that LITTLE kids, livestock, etc, wander at times and have to be retrieved, and that others (say, a cop chasing the kid vandalizing a neighbor's house) may be injured by your booby traps. If you want a perimeter wire, I recommend fishing line attached to tin cans full of ball bearings, balanced on a rock. It'll make a racket, but nobody will get hurt. And it is a lot cheaper than parachute cord. (In the apartments I used to live in, I had to make a double 18" tall fence of twine, too wide to step through or across, to keep the damn ducks from coming on to my porch to steal birdseed. I didn't care about the birdseed, but when ducks eat, they also ****.) aem sends... |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:04:35 GMT, Phisherman wrote:
This week school's out and houses in my neighborhood are getting toilet papered. Originally, I thought these houses had someone in school sports or the house has a coach, but this is not the case. I guess toilet papering a house is not vandalism, but certainly can be classified as littering (a $50 fine, max). At one house they spray-painted "Ha Ha " on their concrete driveway. What can be done? What can one do to prevent their house/trees to be toilet papered? FREE toilet paper is a GOOD THING !!!!!!! (you just got to re-roll it) But if it bothers you so much, sit in your window 24/7 with a loaded shotgun. (of course you might be arrested before the kids) Or start one of those neighborhood watch groups, and have everyone ready to call the cops. Your other options is to hire a private security guard. Of course if you have a sprinkler system, you could maybe rig up a motion detector switch to it. That would be sort of fun...... (at least till your motherinlaw comes to visit and gets a bath). If all else fails, there are lots of politicians in DC that make lots of money to do nothing all day long. Maybe you could give them a real job to do, to earn their pay. Call the Whitehouse...... |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:28:49 -0400, wrote:
sit ouside and wait for them , get some pics or catch em and call police or take them to their parents..... big dog might work. http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm Get yourself THIS big dog........ http://www.anadolukangal.net/images/...2006112655.jpg |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:04:35 GMT, Phisherman wrote: If all else fails, there are lots of politicians in DC that make lots of money to do nothing all day long. This is a common misconception. The fact is, most of them put in many long hard hours 1) trying to figure out more ways to spend our money and 2) thinking of new things to make illegal. ;^) Eric Law |
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Teenagers pulling pranks
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Just make sure they have a soft place to land, like grass, when they do their face plant. Trip wires that just make noise as the cord breaks are one thing- trip wires (or neck wires) that cause injury are likely to involve civil and criminal liability. Yes, even on private property, if not in an enclosed area. Law and case law recognizes that LITTLE kids, livestock, etc, wander at times and have to be retrieved, and that others (say, a cop chasing the kid vandalizing a neighbor's house) may be injured by your booby traps. If you want a perimeter wire, I recommend fishing line attached to tin cans full of ball bearings, balanced on a rock. It'll make a racket, but nobody will get hurt. And it is a lot cheaper than parachute cord. Right. That's why booby-traps are illegal in every jurisdiction. Any number of people can enter your property without permission (or even knowledge). You've mentioned a couple (kids, livestock), but the list includes civil trespassers (a hobo trying to keep warm), the postman, a fireman, a peace officer with a valid warrant, meter readers or utility repairmen, salesmen, even Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Teenagers pulling pranks
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"HeyBub" wrote: Warning: If you kill the goblin, the cops will sequester your weapon until their investigation completes. We had a 70-year old fellow in Dallas last week who had to buy a THIRD goddamn shotgun because the cops keep confiscating his weapon every time he kills a burglar! Least the cops could do is provide a "loaner." It's not like they don't HAVE any shotguns! Bah. The cops should provide a 'loaner' for anything they take before you are convicted; guns, cars, money, etc. You keep the loaner until they convict you or return your goods. Too often the cops confiscate your bank account so you can't get a lawyer to fight for your rights. Free men own guns - www(dot)geocities(dot)com/CapitolHill/5357/ |
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