• Agent641@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      So is executing unarmed people in the street but that seems to be where the calvinball game is at.

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      16 hours ago

      Probably in most jurisdictions but maybe not if you shoot it yourself. Then it goes from being a trap to a remote controlled weapon.

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      16 hours ago

      Extremely, there are explicit laws against booby trapping your own property and you can face full prosecution even if it harms only burglars.

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        13 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.

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            13 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.

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        16 hours ago

        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?

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          16 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.

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      1 day ago

      Any sort of trap is illegal, for good reason.

      Although tannerite is stable unless you shoot it with a round going over 2000ft/s

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        7 hours ago

        What if you hung a sign in your house stating “This is my tannerite storage mannequin, do not shoot him”?

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          I’m pretty sure it would still be illegal. The logic behind traps being illegal is that they harm indiscriminately. And in the case of explosives they have the potential to harm more than just the person who triggered the trap.