SkunkLock

[BobCochran]

So a thief confesses to his lawyer that he was attempting to steal someone’s bike, and willfully destroyed an item of that person’s property (the lock) in order to steal, and he or she wants to sue the owner of the bicycle for attempting to protect his or her property. Hmmm. Very interesting. I wonder what the lawyer will advise. Is the lawsuit going to be worth the criminal prosecution of the plaintiff for property destruction and attempted theft?

Another analogy: barbed wire has been around for ages, and is still used. I don’t recall cases of lawsuits where burglars sued for injuries caused by barbed wire while the plaintiff was committing a criminal offense.

I don’t think there is going to be an issue here.

[dkel]

There’s the classic case of the thief who broke into the construction site, fell through an open hole in the floor, and successfully sued the construction company for negligence, since the hole wasn’t clearly marked as a hazard. I suppose the skunk lock is clearly marked as a hazard, but you never know…

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@dkel 147780 wrote:

There’s the classic case of the thief who broke into the construction site, fell through an open hole in the floor, and successfully sued the construction company for negligence, since the hole wasn’t clearly marked as a hazard. I suppose the skunk lock is clearly marked as a hazard, but you never know…

There is also a classic spring gun case. Florida’s stand your ground law notwithstanding, there is a limit one what one can legally do to protect themselves and their house. (Plus, I was being mostly facetious).

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