Re: House in self-defence mode...

["Calum Morrell" <calum@xxxxxxx>]

On 19 Apr 2002 at 16:48, Nikola Kasic wrote:

> 
> I am just wondering...
> We are all putting so much home automation and alarm gear in the 
> house, but if we are on holidays and burglar knows it, he will just
> continue with his business despite camera and siren (he will shut it
> up in 10 sec). That's why I'm thinking of house defending itself in
> some way, like in the movies where treasures were protected with many
> traps for intruders.
> Now, I'm interested if burglar gets hurt by such action, can he sue
> you? What's the legal aspect ofthat?

YES!!!

The home owner is solely responsible for the welfare of any occupants of
the the property, regardless of their right to be there. If you implement
a device which prevents them from leaving your property, they can have you
charged with false imprisonment.

> I knew a chap that kept venomous snake in a house (if you can keep
> dog, why not a snake - that was his argument). So if someone gets 
> bitten by that snake while robbing the place kan he sue the owner?

If the dog bites or otherwise injures the intruder, it will be destroyed
and again you could be charged or sued.

> There was a case last year or year before where guy shot some 
> burglairs and ended in jail, so there was a long debate on TV about
> that and opinions were split.
> I am just curious to see what do you think. I don't plan to put booby
> traps in my flat. 
> Nik
> 

Personally I would like to implement a system based on the sight and track
systems from advanced gunships. Burglar doesn't get his finger on 
the scanner within 30 secs of the the request and his heat signature
doesn't match an authorised user ... out pops the chain gun and, well ...
:-)

Incidentally, I don't agree with the legal inadequacies in protecting your
property ... don't know if my idea gave that away or not.

"No officer, I don't have any guns in the house. It must have been a
passing Apache. Always testing those things round this way. Yes it was 
nice of them to come and replace the window and remove all signs of the
broken glass they must have shot through."

* drochaid pops some more dried frog pills

--
Calum Morrell
http://www.drochaid.info

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