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From: ebh@mtx5a.UUCP (Ed Horch)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Protecting Car Stereos
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Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 18:49:05 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 25 18:49:05 1985
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>> 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.

>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.

He's right.  The legality that applies here is the idea of
"endangering life to protect property".  Personally, I believe
that a person should lose certain lawful protections, such as
that one, as soon as s/he engages in a criminal act.  In some
cases this is true, but protecting your car stereo isn't one of
them. :-(

-Ed Horch  {ihnp4,akgua,ariel}!mtx5b!ebh