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10 questions linked to/from Can I booby-trap my property against police?
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Can one be liable for poisoning food one expects to be stolen?
A friend of mine posted about how someone keeps stealing her food at work, and I recommended she lace it with some insanely hot hot sauce. Someone else commented that she could be liable for ...
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Are there any remedies for abusive or insulting behavior by agents executing a search warrant?
Suppose I am a particular person who maintains a clean and orderly residence. I have a sign inside my front door asking visitors to put booties over their shoes before entry. Now some LEOs show up ...
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Getting the neighbor kids off my lawn?
We've had 4 sets of neighbors kids grow up around us with no issue. Nice kids, nice parents, etc.
The latest family has two young boys who like to camp out on my lawn and in my garden. I'm aware of ...
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Liability for explosive theft prevention
A man in New Orleans, USA, developed a method to prevent thieves from breaking into his car by rigging a flashbang to detonate if someone broke in. A flashbang is an explosive device that triggers a ...
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Are booby-traps illegal if they don't harm humans?
I saw this image today:
For the sake of this question, let's assume it happened in the front yard of the poster's house (so on his property)
If this really did happen, would this be considered a ...
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Is it illegal to "sell" a pro golfer's swing?
Say I use three cameramen to record a pro golfer's swing at a public event in order to subsequently digitize the path of the swing in 3-space. Say I then program a baton (like a Wii remote or a smart ...
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Self incrimination vs. obstruction of justice / destruction of evidence
Suppose a police officer has probable cause to arrest me based on evidence in plain sight. He wants to initiate a search pursuant to arrest.
Before the officer can detain me, I put the (alleged) ...
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Can I legally trap someone on my property that has committed a crime?
Let's say that someone comes onto your property with the intent to commit a crime. Not only that; let's say that you suspected this person would come to commit a crime, and you created a one-way door ...
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Environment Not Safe for Police to Enter
A follow-up to Can I booby-trap my property against police?,
Let us suppose I have some property that I didn't booby trap, but is natural dangerous (say, old mine), and I decided that inside the ...
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Can a country defend against invasions?
I know think under "premises/occupiers liability" you aren't allowed to set up things like booby-traps, to stop trespassers / invaders.
Are countries/militaries exempt from such laws?
If so, how are ...
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