Thief

Originally Posted by jw7783

What if you dumped a bucket of razor blades on your shred pile? The thief comes in, and when he grabs something and gets caught, would you still get in trouble? You could argue that it is just metal and not your fault, or would it get turned back on you and they would say you did it on purpose?

NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its called a "Man trap" and will get you a LOT of prison time. I will explain why.

Read this (from above) {
My HVAC contractor told me a story about a thief that climbed in through the large return vent outside a building. The owner installed wire mesh and such to discourage thieves from access, but they broke through it and got him again. After a few other situations, he rigged some wire in the vent and hooked it up to an electrical source. The thief was electrocuted and the owner of the shop was charged with manslaughter. Nobody likes a thief but it would be worse to be thrown in jail for taking the wrong approach.

*note..i believe this is how the story went, but it happened awhile ago so i might have some details wrong. But i do know he was prosecuted }

This same situation happed in NZ, The guy, sick of getting broken into, wired up the window grill to 240V AC...........
Later, a theif, getting chased by the Police during darkness, jumped the fence & as the officer followed him over the fence, the officer touched the grill & got a tingle.
So he follows it up next day & notices the electrical wire joined to the grill, investgates, charges owner with wilfull endangerment & setting a mantrap. Got over a year inside.

Whats happening is the the Police have a right to chase a criminal over property, if you set a trap, you are setting a trap for the Police & interferring with the Police investigation.

If the officer was touching the ground at the time, he would have been killed, but as he was in midair, he got a 240 volt AC tingle. (don't believe the stuff about needing to be 'earthed to get a shock.)
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Last week, at 2 am, I hear the trees rubbing aginst the house. The wind musta got stronger as the sound got louder, then a tree coughed...............

So I walk outside & see 3 hooded guys loading compressor cases into their car boot & I go "WTF are you doing?. Its not even worth your time".

Wanna stop a crim? Tell them its not worth their time, they know what 'Time' is... But suddenly someone thinks they are actually worth something.... Up till then, all they got told was that they were worth a 'bunch of s....'
They stopped still for about 10 seconds and then one slipped into the car, the others had to follow.

If they had stopped & chucked the cases back I woulda given them a 55 drum fulla ali cans instead. I sorta know the guys, they probably didn't know it was my house either.

Sometimes people get into situations they are not in complete control of & the right words and actions can make a big difference.

We don't have cocaine or crack in NZ, less meth & opiates too, its a slightly different enviroment.