Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!foxvax1!brunix!rayssd!hxe From: hxe@rayssd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Protection against B&E - (nf) Message-ID: <56@rayssd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jul-83 12:44:56 EDT Article-I.D.: rayssd.56 Posted: Wed Jul 6 12:44:56 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jul-83 14:57:02 EDT Lines: 15 RE: Booby Traps In most states, booby traps are definitely NOT legal in homes! I would assume that they are also not legal in car stereos based on the same legal principles. The test case that I recall for the legality of booby traps involved a man who had wired a gun into a tree near his front door and posted signs prominently that warned would-be intruders that there was a booby trap in use. Neverthe- less, a man tried to break in, the gun went off and blew away his leg, and the robber (successfully) sued the homeowner for all damages. Again, I could assume that this might happen to you if you booby trap your car and someone gets hurt, even if they were breaking in. Heather Emanuel {decvax!brunix, allegra} rayssd!hxe