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Troubledour · 30-09-2003, 15:39

Careful about the booby traps, generally speaking, they're universally illegal. As completely wrong as it may be, if someone were to invade your boat, get gassed & then fall overboard, drown or be injured in any other way you'd be facing serious civil & (or) criminal liability.

I live in a relatively prosperous community with high median incomes & people are starting to come from elsewhere to try to take what we have, particularly since the economy splashed down into the holding tank. My own home is well wired. It can't be approached without one or more cameras recording the event, the cameras are concealed so the likelihood of somebody trying to avoid them is negligible. Further, I use IR illuminators & extreme low light cameras that get good images even before the floodlights get tripped. If somebody actually comes in uninvited all hell breaks loose ... up to and including personally applied lethal force. This is what a well designed, multiple perimeter system can do. It’s designed to help repel & (or) ID, jail & convict the offender(s), not automagically do indiscriminant bodily harm that will put me in serious legal jeopardy.

Example, in the only attempt on the house to date the mutts sat out back watching for awhile, then pulled up their bandannas and tripped the floods as they approached the house. Of course they took off but I got good pics while they thought they were hiding in the dark & the police then knew who to go talk to. They never specifically mentioned my cameras as evidence of a crime not committed but were plenty happy to have confirmed what they already knew. They took the mutts over to their place & sweated them for all of about 20 minutes before said mutts gave it up & confessed to multiple burglaries.

I'm not criticizing your motivation or intent, I personally believe that home invaders check their debatable right to personal safety at the door. What I am suggesting is that you be careful about jamming yourself up. None of us need to lose good friends & neighbors over bottom feeders. With a bit of forethought the mutts can be handled without potentially life altering personal sacrifice.

As Jeff_H says …

Respectfully, Troubledour

30-09-2003, 15:39	#11
Troubledour Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio River, USA Posts: 150	booby traps Careful about the booby traps, generally speaking, they're universally illegal. As completely wrong as it may be, if someone were to invade your boat, get gassed & then fall overboard, drown or be injured in any other way you'd be facing serious civil & (or) criminal liability. I live in a relatively prosperous community with high median incomes & people are starting to come from elsewhere to try to take what we have, particularly since the economy splashed down into the holding tank. My own home is well wired. It can't be approached without one or more cameras recording the event, the cameras are concealed so the likelihood of somebody trying to avoid them is negligible. Further, I use IR illuminators & extreme low light cameras that get good images even before the floodlights get tripped. If somebody actually comes in uninvited all hell breaks loose ... up to and including personally applied lethal force. This is what a well designed, multiple perimeter system can do. It’s designed to help repel & (or) ID, jail & convict the offender(s), not automagically do indiscriminant bodily harm that will put me in serious legal jeopardy. Example, in the only attempt on the house to date the mutts sat out back watching for awhile, then pulled up their bandannas and tripped the floods as they approached the house. Of course they took off but I got good pics while they thought they were hiding in the dark & the police then knew who to go talk to. They never specifically mentioned my cameras as evidence of a crime not committed but were plenty happy to have confirmed what they already knew. They took the mutts over to their place & sweated them for all of about 20 minutes before said mutts gave it up & confessed to multiple burglaries. I'm not criticizing your motivation or intent, I personally believe that home invaders check their debatable right to personal safety at the door. What I am suggesting is that you be careful about jamming yourself up. None of us need to lose good friends & neighbors over bottom feeders. With a bit of forethought the mutts can be handled without potentially life altering personal sacrifice. As Jeff_H says … Respectfully, Troubledour