Gotta ask though, if it needs to be shot to go off, is that really a booby trap? I have draino in my house, that isn’t a trap. Maybe you have to put a sign on it saying don’t shoot?
Extremely, there are explicit laws against booby trapping your own property and you can face full prosecution even if it harms only burglars.
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
ameancow@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
It would absolutely, 100% go to trial, and the prosecution could easily prove an intent to harm.
As much as the Better Call Saul kinds of legal arguments look clever on TV, in reality the law is much more about vibes and how people interpret what happened.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
If Boris is being shot and explodes, the likelihood of the home owner already being killed by ICE or other agents is pretty high.
ameancow@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Ah, so your idea is a dead-man’s-switch, clever.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Doesn’t even need that. If Boris is in the foyer, I’m answering the front door. If push comes to shove and I’m killed at the front door, they already know a threat exists. Then they enter the house and attempt to detain Boris.
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
I don’t think borris needs to explode for him to be discovered and you to be charged lol
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
If I’m dead, who are they charging? And who’s charging me when Boris kills the rest of them who killed me?
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
If he doesn’t explode, why have you and everyone else died?