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Re:Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap by janesconference on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @07:40AM (#18706041)
IANAL, but I'm pretty sure that if you booby trap something and your trap indirectly causes the harming or death of someone, you could be co-responsible :(

Not sure if you can bring the video to the police and try to get them arrested. It's not cool that these people act with impunity.

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Re:Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap by waferrr on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @09:50AM (#18706698)
How could you possibly be considered responsible for the impact something of yours has after it's been stolen?

That's like arguing that I killed myself because the person who snuck in my house used the kitchen knife I accidentally left on the counter to murder me.

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Re:Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap by dagw on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @10:18AM (#18707005)
How could you possibly be considered responsible for the impact something of yours has after it's been stolen?

Because that impact was your explicit intention when you designed and set up the device.

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Re:Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap by Rjevski on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @02:08PM (#18709529)
Laws are sometimes stupid.

However this assumes they will be able to trace back the device to you. If you do it properly (I guess start with not leaving 3 phones with active SIM cards inside) they won’t be able to and you can enjoy your sweet revenge.

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