r/therewasanattempt 5d ago

To steal another person's property

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u/BecomingJudasnMyMind 5d ago

Isn't booby trapping against the law?

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u/Adjective-Noun12 5d ago edited 5d ago

Super illegal. Whoever gets injured can sue the bejesus outta you, and they're pretty much guaranteed to win regardless of what they were doing, and if they die, you'll likely get charged with at least manslaughter.

ETA: the chief aim is to protect first responders, public service workers, snoopy children, etc. Any of them are far more likely to get caught by some random trap than a dedicated thief.

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u/SteadfastEnd 5d ago

Wouldn't they be self-admitting to a crime, though? It won't be much consolation to them to win money in a civil lawsuit if they have to do several years in prison as a trade-off.

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u/TRANSBIANGODDES 5d ago

You don’t have to say you stole it you can just say you thought it was yours. A million things you can say other than you were in the middle of a crime