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cowcommander (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:34 PM Original message |
Why is setting up booby traps in your property illegal? |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Society has a strong interest in banning death traps. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Suppose someone needs to come to your property to help you. |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. What kind of booby traps? I've seen accounts of some that |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's the liberals. They hate law abiding citizens and love criminals. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. Mexican welfare queens in Cadillacs |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Rabrrrrrr has inspired me today. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. It is called Indiscriminate harm. |
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cowcommander (679 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Never thought about the landmine analogy before, thanks |
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A-Schwarzenegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yeah, what could go wrong with a few booby traps on your property? |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because booby traps don't know the difference between a criminal and an |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Neither do most gun-nuts |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. . |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Because you can only trap boobies during boobie season |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. .... he asked in all seriousness |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. + n/t |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. Maybe he has a raccoon problem? |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. the raccoons are least of his problems |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. It sucks when you forget about one. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Don't I know it. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Oh, another thing: don't lie in your sig line. It's bad form. -nt |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. cognito, ergo non sum. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. Heh |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's a public policy matter. |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. I agree. Come on over I will show you mine. Don't bother calling, just show up. n/t |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. you cannot defend property with deadly force |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. yes, you can defend property with deadly force. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. every state is different but its still true in texas |
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Anono Mouse (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
41. In Texas the repo men can shoot back at you for that |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
32. In Texas you can even use deadly force to defend someone else's property |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:56 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. IIRC, his legal rationale was they "turned and made a move toward him" |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. No, there was no self defense aspect at all. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:03 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. This is the correct answer n/t |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
46. it's called |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because you will forget where you put them and become a |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
55. I don't know if it's true or not |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. They are indiscriminate |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. cause assholes would booby trap their property |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. * Best Reply * nt |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. agreed |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. What are you thinking about? |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
59. There are no better neighborhoods available to most people |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't see the similarity between owning a gun and setting a booby trap |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
34. I know, eh! Bastards don't let you buy land mines either! |
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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
36. Yes, we absolutely need teabaggers laying minefields. |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
37. Because kids could get snared by them. |
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Anono Mouse (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
38. Because guns are sold by a licensed manufacturer for one thing |
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Anono Mouse (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:38 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I would like to add this |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
40. Ask Harry and Marv! |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
42. It's about responsibility. To use a firearm, a human intelligence has to be used. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:38 AM Response to Original message |
44. Actually, it depends on the type of trap |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:43 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Or the type of boobies. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. BTDT and a bit more |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
47. What If Your Home Is Booby Trapped, You Go Out For A Pizza, And An Electrical Fire Starts? |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Well, if you didn't pay your $75 fee, they watch it burn. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
52. Heh. You said "booby" |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
53. Dang! It is? nt |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
54. What's wrong with boobies? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
56. Because trespassing is not a capital offence. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Not yet, but look for Texas to lead the way in boobytrappers' rights. |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
57. AT&T has plexiglass man-trap |
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