Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site rpics.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!rpics!weltyrp From: weltyrp@rpics.UUCP (Richard Welty) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.legal Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Protecting Car Stereos Message-ID: <126@rpics.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 13:52:21 EDT Article-I.D.: rpics.126 Posted: Fri Jul 5 13:52:21 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 7-Jul-85 06:14:41 EDT References: <943@hou2h.UUCP> <3884@alice.UUCP> <574@cvl.UUCP> <424@enmasse.UUCP> Organization: Phoenix Data Systems, Albany New York Lines: 30 Xref: watmath net.auto:7268 net.legal:1817 > > 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..... > > > > Sorry but if place the razor blades there deliberatly, you will lose in court. > Even if there was some reasonable explanation for having them you still would > lose. There probably would be no crimnal proceedings, no jury would convict > you, but there certainly would be a civil suit. I seem to remember a case > where a town was sued when some kids broke into a swimming pool protected > by a barbed wire fence and drowned. The courts ruled that inadequit measures > had been taken to protect the public (barbed wire and KEEP OUT signs???). > This wasn't even deliberate, the town just hadn't gotten around to draining > the pool yet. Think of what your chances would be with razor blades. > > By the way, I've thought of similar things myself. When I was in college > someone ripped off the battery from my car. Since this person knew I had > to get a new one and would probably be back, I figured I would do something > with another old battery, some battery acid, and a couple of M-80s. Some > friends told me I could get my self in deep shit doing this so I purchased > a hood lock instead. > I recall a case from a few years back where a thief broke into a house and triggered a shotgun rigged as a booby trap. He filed a civil suit and won a fairly large award. -- Rich Welty