Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peora.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!petsd!peora!jer From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers Subject: Re: Protecting Car Stereos (and everything else...) Message-ID: <1206@peora.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 14:46:26 EDT Article-I.D.: peora.1206 Posted: Mon Jul 1 14:46:26 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 08:33:25 EDT References: <273@phri.UUCP> <1110@peora.UUCP> <172@tekcrl.UUCP> <2788@pesnta.UUCP> <222@bocar.UUCP> Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl. Lines: 18 Xref: watmath net.auto:7234 net.consumers:2485 (The referenced article describes a James-Bond explosive alarm system.) Actually, it appears you have to use some caution in how much your alarm can do. Recently here in Orlando, someone had an alarm installed (by a company in Miami) which discharged tear gas if a burglar broke in. She took the car to a car dealer for repairs, and somehow the dealer set off the alarm. The dealer then sued the owner of the car, and the judge found the owner of the car to have made "excessive use of force" in protecting her motor vehicle. Disclaimer: This came from an article in the Orlando Sentinel. Recently we've seen the dangers of believing articles from newspapers... so you will have to take it with a grain of salt, I guess. -- Shyy-Anzr: J. Eric Roskos UUCP: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!jer US Mail: MS 795; Perkin-Elmer SDC; 2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642