r/therewasanattempt 7d ago

To steal another person's property

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u/SlowDownHotSauce 7d ago

not legal advice - That is probably fine. As long as it is not reasonably foreseeable to cause bodily harm or emotional distress. Better off not testing that line though.

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u/UntestedMethod 7d ago

What about Mark Rober's anti-porch-pirate glitter bombs? Could those be considered to cause emotional distress to the thieves?

I'm just curious where the line is...

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u/stuffeh Anti-Spaz :SpazChessAnarchy: 7d ago

Damages caused by the glitter bomb is a cleaning fee which is way less than the felony of stealing a USPS package when admitting to the theft.

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u/Mr-Fleshcage 6d ago

I saw a post of a person who got glitter in their eye. They couldn't save the eye.