Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!liang From: liang@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Re: Protecting Car Stereos Message-ID: <574@cvl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 16:30:36 EDT Article-I.D.: cvl.574 Posted: Tue Jun 25 16:30:36 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 03:00:51 EDT References: <943@hou2h.UUCP> <3884@alice.UUCP> Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park Lines: 32 > > A friend of mine uses this anti-theft technique: > > > Take several double-edged razor blades and put a 90 degree bend > > in each. Then screw one "leg" of each blade to the back of your > > stereo. The more razor blades you use, the better. > > > When the burglar tries to pull your stereo forward by > > grabbing the back....... it causes pain. > > > This technique got tested when his car was parked at an airport. > > His stereo was saved, but he had to clean blood out of his carpet. > > Don't even think about it. I have heard several instances > where people have tried to protect their possessions by booby- > trapping them, have wounded a would-be thief, and have been > successfully prosecuted for damages to the intruder. What sort of grounds would the 'injured party' use in the law suit? Sounds to me like he's at more fault then you. Considering that there isn't a law that says you aren't permitted to do anything you want to something you own. Maybe you like having razor blades attached to the back of things... Speaking of which, is it legal to own razor blades? After all, someone could try to steal them and get hurt..... -eli -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eli Liang --- University of Maryland Computer Vision Lab, (301) 454-4526 ARPA: liang@cvl, liang@lemuria, eli@mit-mc, eli@mit-prep CSNET: liang@cvl UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!cvl!liang