Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!dartvax!markv From: markv@dartvax.UUCP (Mark F. Vita) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.legal Subject: Question re: Protection of Car Stereos Message-ID: <3357@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 00:43:18 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.3357 Posted: Wed Jul 17 00:43:18 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 06:57:15 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 19 Xref: watmath net.auto:7350 net.legal:1838 <...> I have a question for the legally-minded net-users out there. It has been pretty well established that "booby-trapping" your car stereo (with razor blades or whatever) can result in the would-be thief successfully suing you for damages. My question is: isn't such a lawsuit tantamount to a confession of attempted larceny? If so, which offense generally receives a harsher penalty: "booby-trapping" or theft? Will the car owner come out ahead in the end, or will the thief get a better deal, in general? -- Mark Vita Dartmouth College USENET: {decvax,cornell,linus,astrovax}!dartvax!markv ARPA: markv%dartmouth@csnet-relay CSNET: markv@dartmouth