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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by cratermoon on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:54AM (#40441776)
In most of the US, the attractive nuisance doctrine applies, unfortunately. And nearly anything can be considered an attractive nuisance, or at least there's probably a lawyer out there willing to take the case and cost the landowner money.
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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by bbarnett on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @11:02AM (#40441888)
Quite so. I get doubly annoyed when people have heated pools by lakes, the lake is clearly not fenced, but that fence had better be on your pool.

And many pools have a shallow end, and many homeowners have long docks, which are in deep water.

Yet docks aren't required to be fenced here.

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