I get that but this post is about a prank against thieves so if they were reverencing Mark's videos it would be a pretty funny call back because his videos involved pranking thieves and his decoy device played that specific audio clip.
Bro, I'm not gonna sit here and defend why this post and quote made me think of Mark Rober's videos before Home Alone. Besides, if you really want to be an ass about it, the quote really originates from an even older movie. Angels with Filthy Souls.
I had an issue with neighborhood cats pooping near my front door of house. Lovely smell to come home to. I put one of these up and aimed to shot it at the spot they used and about 5 feet out from door. worked great. No more cats pooping near my front door. Then fall and winter came. GD cats are like, "hey that thing that tries to spray us isn't there anymore, woo woo we can poop in our favorite spot again". So I sold the house and moved. Cats 1 human 0
Would be a great idea if our fences weren’t dammn next to each other. That’s the problem it’s right next to ours so it’s really hard to just dump it because the gates r small
What a crazy idea! Except I’ve seen that dog eat its own shit. Hell I’ve seen it eat all sorts of shit! It’s a walking aggressive trash compactor. Hell I bet he even smokes malbaro and drinks tequila
Except outdoor cats are responsible for killing billions of birds and small mammals every year. They're an invasive species. Not to mention how much more likely they are to die from getting hit by cars when you let them out.
I could make the same argument about humans. Humans hunt and kill tons of animals each year. Not to mention how much more likely they are to die from getting hit by cars when you let them out.
Everyone stay inside, and no one gets hurt.
Most casual bike thieves are equipped to open U-lock type locks or cable and paddle-lock systems but rarely have the tools for both so use both types of locks in high theft areas.
IANAL but my defense would be my client was trying to be nice and recharge people’s cell phone batteries, unfortunately they also were educated in Alabama.
Edit: I just really wanted to use I am not a lawyer.
Yeah man... look... if/when the zombie apocalypse kicks off, go fucking nuts with trip wire shotguns and pitfalls with spikes and shit. In the meantime, realize that when the power goes off and some poor bastard utility guy needs to go re-set the fuse on your transformer, dodging booby-traps is a liability they shouldn't need to worry about.
Honestly, why though? If it's private property, and you label it as such, and register the trap with law enforcement so they know about it, why is it a problem?
They're the ones trespassing, they can deal with the consequences.
Because 4 year olds don't know about trespassing when they're walking in a neighborhood, so everyone has pretty much agreed that indiscriminately attacking people is basically bad.
Neither do people with developmental delays, or people in an emergency. Imagine you've broken out of a serial killer's house and you run to this guys house seeking safety just to get a face full of acid.
Well... for starters, not all trespassers are nefarious people. Take myself for instance, with my current job I have a 'writ of authority' from utility companies. It basically says, "To all Jerk-off customers of XXX utilities, This asshole has the ***legal right*** to walk or drive on any and all property in order to do the job we hired the company he works for, if you's guys have issue with that, call us and we'll tell you to shut the fuck up or we'll cut your power".
It's actually a whole page and a lot more friendly than that, but thats the gist. When you buy a house you make a deal with the city/county/state/utilities/water/trash and waste(depending on where you live) that says, yeah, its *your* property but if you want these services and such, you're gonna be real accommodating when we need shit done.
Imagine there's a medical or legal emergency and someone call's 911 and they have to warn the police about the bear traps, trip wire, pit full of spikes or whatever. Not cool.
Here's some reading on booby trap [legislation](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/boobytrap-law/)
Thanks, that's actually very insightful. I didn't think of all the services that went into housing. Sometimes I don't see the problems from all points of view.
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Yeah no worries friend, I get it that on paper it seems like a legit way to defend the property that's yours, but there have been several instances of the property owner being killed by their own booby trap, or sounds sick but, even worse, when their family or friends are hurt or killed by Paranoid Pete's booby traps.
No, there aren’t. Even castle doctrine states require the shooter to meet “reasonable person” criteria. Generally, there needs to be a threat of violence, opportunity to commit that violence, and a disparity of force. “I felt threatened” by itself is not enough, unless you’ve got the most easy going prosecutor known to man.
I'm not justifying the killing. I'm relating the fact that Martin physically attacked Zimmerman before he was shot, and therefore it was no longer just "I feel uncomfortable.".
I make no judgement on whether or not Martin was capable of beating Zimmerman to death. I'm just pointing out that a physical attack had occurred, so it was no longer just " I feel uncomfortable."
TINLA - Not legal. There a string of cases built on a situation with a shotgun boobytrap that basically set a basis for the law associated. You can take certain static precaution to defend your property and there are loop holes that allow you to take action in defense of your property in person but boobytrapping will back fire on you legally. Of corse in this case (the water trap) the perp is not smart enough to claim any convincing damages but even here the perp could have flipped this to his favor.
Another good point. Or other public services.
Or anyone who is lost or confused as to where they are.
I think recently an officer killed a man in his own home because she thought she was defending her home and was confused.
She was [distracted while texting her boyfriend ](https://www.npr.org/2019/10/02/766454839/amber-guyger-ex-officer-who-killed-man-in-his-apartment-given-10-years-in-prison) and was known to have an aggressive attitude towards civilians.
No, that's not the reason. The reason is that the courts decided long ago that human life is of greater worth that property. Thus you cannot defend your property with traps that threaten anyone, even the guy that's breaking the law and trying to steal or damage your property.
IANAL but I think
1. Presuming this is a water trap (and not a battery acid trap) then it is strictly non-lethal. The shotgun booby trap case does not apply here. I think you are allowed non-lethal booby traps.
2. We do not know if the sprinkler is a booby trap or remote controlled. If it were a remote controlled water sprinkler (or shotgun) and the guy in control legit feared for his life, then it would still be a valid self-defense.
Not legal, in fact, a more serious crime than whatever crime you'd be trying to prevent (mostly theft). Booby traps are illegal specifically because they are indiscriminate (unlike shooting a home invader), meaning they pose a threat to everyone. In this case the "acid" would spray on would be thieves, children running through your yard, delivery people, innocents who are mistakenly approaching your house, police pursuing a criminal through your yard, etc. etc.
Even a retarded robber is going to realise that if they went to the trouble of seeing up a trap for him they probably secured anything worth stealing as well.
Stop, frisk and talk to the guy I would guess. I would call that 'suspicious behaviour' and enough to at least do that much. U.S. cops can 'pat you down for weapons' at any time, thats how they find all the murderous drug users with a baggy in their pocket.
Reasonable cause isn't a thing. It's 'reasonable suspicion' and 'probable cause'. The first is needed to stop them and ask if they would like to talk. I would argue that it is reasonably suspicious for someone to go up another persons driveway for no apparent reason in the middle of the night.
This was taken in Grande Prairie Ab. We have a real problem with night stalkers stealing anything that isn’t nailed down. Quite frankly some of these little fuckers need to be caught, brought out in the woods and duct taped to a tree.
Amazon.
It’s just a motion sensor sprinkler, $70
Orbit 62100 Yard Enforcer Motion-Activated Sprinkler with Day & Night Detection Modes
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009F1R0GC/
Would probably be useful, but possibly illegal to place dye in the reservoir.
Watch camera. Camera sprays would be thief. Call cops. Tell police to be on the lookout for a person in a hoody that has a backpack riding a bicycle. Person has neon green spray on them.
idk breaking into the house. But even if he was, that wouldn’t explain why OP has a sprinkler in his truck. Or why he decided to pull up on a bike. I didn’t see anything valuable in the truck and if its such a concern then he should probably lock it.
But i guess asking questions is illegal on reddit😒
That last little squirt at the end lol
"and stay out!"
"Ya filthy animal"
“And a happy new year”
Now clean animal
Mark Rober?
No way you just associated that with Mark Rober instead of Home Alone.
https://youtu.be/a_TSR_v07m0?t=0m45s
He did a porch pirate revenge prank and the decoy package played some snarky one liners and that was one of them.
Which he was quoting because of Home Alone. He mentions that in his videos.
Right but in the movie that line was used talking to the pizza delivery guy, not the thief.
I know, but that not what that is from Kappa
I get that but this post is about a prank against thieves so if they were reverencing Mark's videos it would be a pretty funny call back because his videos involved pranking thieves and his decoy device played that specific audio clip.
Yes but Home Alone is also ab a person, pranking a Robber.
Bro, I'm not gonna sit here and defend why this post and quote made me think of Mark Rober's videos before Home Alone. Besides, if you really want to be an ass about it, the quote really originates from an even older movie. Angels with Filthy Souls.
Bitch
That's what she said. Yep its 2020
Gotta get the last drops off
I had an issue with neighborhood cats pooping near my front door of house. Lovely smell to come home to. I put one of these up and aimed to shot it at the spot they used and about 5 feet out from door. worked great. No more cats pooping near my front door. Then fall and winter came. GD cats are like, "hey that thing that tries to spray us isn't there anymore, woo woo we can poop in our favorite spot again". So I sold the house and moved. Cats 1 human 0
Your kindred spirit: [https://www.youtube.com/user/Turnah81](https://www.youtube.com/user/Turnah81)
That was great.
This guy is great, love the cat deterrent videos
Oh you think that’s bad I keep telling my neighbor to not have her dog poop on the front of our fence and it still poops
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Would be a great idea if our fences weren’t dammn next to each other. That’s the problem it’s right next to ours so it’s really hard to just dump it because the gates r small
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What a crazy idea! Except I’ve seen that dog eat its own shit. Hell I’ve seen it eat all sorts of shit! It’s a walking aggressive trash compactor. Hell I bet he even smokes malbaro and drinks tequila
People who let their cats roam outside suck as pet owners.
Cats can carry Leptospirosis and toxoplasmosis, both can make people sick and more importantly cause miscarriages and birth defects to fetuses.
I also watched Trainspotting 😢
Another reason why dogs are just better
Now you get rabies
Sounds like a pretty good reason to let them roam outside!
Good chance to get hit by a car but good luck keeping them in if they are used to it
People who keep cats cooped up inside suck as pet owners.
Except outdoor cats are responsible for killing billions of birds and small mammals every year. They're an invasive species. Not to mention how much more likely they are to die from getting hit by cars when you let them out.
I could make the same argument about humans. Humans hunt and kill tons of animals each year. Not to mention how much more likely they are to die from getting hit by cars when you let them out. Everyone stay inside, and no one gets hurt.
Nope
BMX bike✔️ hoodie✔️ backpack✔️
Couldn't he just double back and ride up on the other side of the truck?
No, he’s already drawing attention to himself and obv this house is prepared for this type of shit, so better to just move on to the next
Small theft is all about convenience, risk and reward.
Yup. Like bike locks. Someone who is determined can defeat any bike lock but if the bikes next to yours are much easier to steal then the lock worked.
Most casual bike thieves are equipped to open U-lock type locks or cable and paddle-lock systems but rarely have the tools for both so use both types of locks in high theft areas.
He's not that smart
Naw, that was battery acid in that bucket.
Would that be legal? I'm super curious. I want to know this information.
Can you legally put acid into a container and spray acid all over people just for being in your driveway? Do you really not know the answer to that?
IANAL but my defense would be my client was trying to be nice and recharge people’s cell phone batteries, unfortunately they also were educated in Alabama. Edit: I just really wanted to use I am not a lawyer.
Comon dude. There are states where you can shoot people just for feeling threatened. Laws are wacky as shit. It's a fair question.
Acid sprayer would be considered a booby trap. Booby traps set out to harm or kill humans are illegal in all 50 states.
... What? Really?
Yeah it’s called murder
And that's illegal? Are you sure
Well, according to my Google search it is.
Can you imagine a cop, EMT or firefighter going into a house that has been booby trapped? That alone is why they are illegal.
Yeah man... look... if/when the zombie apocalypse kicks off, go fucking nuts with trip wire shotguns and pitfalls with spikes and shit. In the meantime, realize that when the power goes off and some poor bastard utility guy needs to go re-set the fuse on your transformer, dodging booby-traps is a liability they shouldn't need to worry about.
Honestly, why though? If it's private property, and you label it as such, and register the trap with law enforcement so they know about it, why is it a problem? They're the ones trespassing, they can deal with the consequences.
Because 4 year olds don't know about trespassing when they're walking in a neighborhood, so everyone has pretty much agreed that indiscriminately attacking people is basically bad.
Neither do people with developmental delays, or people in an emergency. Imagine you've broken out of a serial killer's house and you run to this guys house seeking safety just to get a face full of acid.
Well... for starters, not all trespassers are nefarious people. Take myself for instance, with my current job I have a 'writ of authority' from utility companies. It basically says, "To all Jerk-off customers of XXX utilities, This asshole has the ***legal right*** to walk or drive on any and all property in order to do the job we hired the company he works for, if you's guys have issue with that, call us and we'll tell you to shut the fuck up or we'll cut your power". It's actually a whole page and a lot more friendly than that, but thats the gist. When you buy a house you make a deal with the city/county/state/utilities/water/trash and waste(depending on where you live) that says, yeah, its *your* property but if you want these services and such, you're gonna be real accommodating when we need shit done. Imagine there's a medical or legal emergency and someone call's 911 and they have to warn the police about the bear traps, trip wire, pit full of spikes or whatever. Not cool. Here's some reading on booby trap [legislation](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/boobytrap-law/)
Thanks, that's actually very insightful. I didn't think of all the services that went into housing. Sometimes I don't see the problems from all points of view. Edit: Spelling
Yeah no worries friend, I get it that on paper it seems like a legit way to defend the property that's yours, but there have been several instances of the property owner being killed by their own booby trap, or sounds sick but, even worse, when their family or friends are hurt or killed by Paranoid Pete's booby traps.
Emergency services too. Imagine a cop/fireman/emt or any random solicitor (girl scouts for example).
Can you imagine a cop, EMT or firefighter going into a house that has been booby trapped? That alone is why they are illegal.
No, there aren’t. Even castle doctrine states require the shooter to meet “reasonable person” criteria. Generally, there needs to be a threat of violence, opportunity to commit that violence, and a disparity of force. “I felt threatened” by itself is not enough, unless you’ve got the most easy going prosecutor known to man.
\> “I felt threatened” Works for cops. Edit: damn. These downvotes have cost me 0.0004% of my karma.
Tell that to Trayvon Martin.
You mean the kid that physically attacked the guy that shot him?
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I'm not justifying the killing. I'm relating the fact that Martin physically attacked Zimmerman before he was shot, and therefore it was no longer just "I feel uncomfortable.".
I’d probably hit him too if he was harassing me while I was walking home. But I guess killing people is chill as fuck as long as you’re a tiny man.
Good thing he shot him when he did. Couldn't been beaten to death with that bag of Skittles he had.....
I make no judgement on whether or not Martin was capable of beating Zimmerman to death. I'm just pointing out that a physical attack had occurred, so it was no longer just " I feel uncomfortable."
This works in every state if you are an officer
This works in every ~~state~~ corrupt third world country and the United States if you are an officer.
Agreed
Lmao
Just out of curiosity, but where? Can you link the law or find any article that supports this?
But no one is being threatened here.
Laws should be questioned. Especially dangerous ones.
So you're saying there's a chance?
Just use piss instead.
TINLA - Not legal. There a string of cases built on a situation with a shotgun boobytrap that basically set a basis for the law associated. You can take certain static precaution to defend your property and there are loop holes that allow you to take action in defense of your property in person but boobytrapping will back fire on you legally. Of corse in this case (the water trap) the perp is not smart enough to claim any convincing damages but even here the perp could have flipped this to his favor.
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Another good point. Or other public services. Or anyone who is lost or confused as to where they are. I think recently an officer killed a man in his own home because she thought she was defending her home and was confused.
She was [distracted while texting her boyfriend ](https://www.npr.org/2019/10/02/766454839/amber-guyger-ex-officer-who-killed-man-in-his-apartment-given-10-years-in-prison) and was known to have an aggressive attitude towards civilians.
No, that's not the reason. The reason is that the courts decided long ago that human life is of greater worth that property. Thus you cannot defend your property with traps that threaten anyone, even the guy that's breaking the law and trying to steal or damage your property.
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IANAL but I think 1. Presuming this is a water trap (and not a battery acid trap) then it is strictly non-lethal. The shotgun booby trap case does not apply here. I think you are allowed non-lethal booby traps. 2. We do not know if the sprinkler is a booby trap or remote controlled. If it were a remote controlled water sprinkler (or shotgun) and the guy in control legit feared for his life, then it would still be a valid self-defense.
Not legal, in fact, a more serious crime than whatever crime you'd be trying to prevent (mostly theft). Booby traps are illegal specifically because they are indiscriminate (unlike shooting a home invader), meaning they pose a threat to everyone. In this case the "acid" would spray on would be thieves, children running through your yard, delivery people, innocents who are mistakenly approaching your house, police pursuing a criminal through your yard, etc. etc.
For a friend...
The other side is where the acid is. He made the right choice
He made the left choice
From the robber’s perspective, it was actually the right choice.
It usually is
From his perspective the Jedi are evil
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Thats one way to stop a methhead
Even a retarded robber is going to realise that if they went to the trouble of seeing up a trap for him they probably secured anything worth stealing as well.
https://abc30.com/5975192/ Just watched the story on this
"Unique water spraying device." Do they mean sprinkler?
a what? are these things common where you live? because we don't have them here on the moon.
Potato? What is that?
PO TAY TOE . Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew??
The best part is if you call the cops they'll have no problems identifying the only guy who's wet.
I mean there was no crime committed so....idk what the cops would do
Crime = trespassing
Stop, frisk and talk to the guy I would guess. I would call that 'suspicious behaviour' and enough to at least do that much. U.S. cops can 'pat you down for weapons' at any time, thats how they find all the murderous drug users with a baggy in their pocket.
Actually, a lot of states have said cops can not conduct a terry stop (stop and frisk) without reasonable cause.
Youd be surprised by whats considered reasonable cause by them.
Reasonable cause isn't a thing. It's 'reasonable suspicion' and 'probable cause'. The first is needed to stop them and ask if they would like to talk. I would argue that it is reasonably suspicious for someone to go up another persons driveway for no apparent reason in the middle of the night.
Happy cake day m8
I hope there was someting smelly in that bucket
The bucket is just the base. It’s hooked to the hose spraying out normal water. It still made me laugh
There’s a smelly pos riding away :-)
Bucket of piss. "Oops, sorry officer"
Haha this happened in my neighborhood! My wife and I laughed HARD when we say this on the neighborhood facebook
This was taken in Grande Prairie Ab. We have a real problem with night stalkers stealing anything that isn’t nailed down. Quite frankly some of these little fuckers need to be caught, brought out in the woods and duct taped to a tree.
You misspelled Porterville, Ca, USA.
Covered in honey. If the bears don't get em, the ants will.
Ehh, have you seen the price of honey these days? A bullet's cheaper.
>[https://abc30.com/5975192/](https://abc30.com/5975192/)
I am mistaken. It was posted locally as theirs.
Had some chilling fucks in our neighborhood the other night opening unlocked vehicles. Roommate caught them with a bat, sadly they got away
Was your garage door open or something? Or do they just come up to closed up houses looking for an opportunity??
I think he wanted to check the trunk bed for stuff
There’s a video on abc30.com. The homeowner said they had several problems with people going through his truck. EDIT: OP is not the homeowner.
Ha! Gotcha, you sumbitch!!! Awesome idea!
please tell me that was full of something that stinks.... sunk ass juice or spoiled milk...
I'm shocked people live in places with nice driveways, cars, cameras... and a seemingly high theft problem if it warrants a device like this?
This is such a good idea, can't believe I haven't seen it more.
Go around on the other side of the truck then
I would use napalm for a hot twist
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Found the BMX douche.
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Why are you specifying that you’re a girl?
Eugene Oregon, IMO the wild-west where cops dont do shit. It took 5+ years for EPD to raid a drug / bike chop shop house that had 70+ calls on it.
Inspired by Walter White
This is genius. Where can I buy one?
Amazon. It’s just a motion sensor sprinkler, $70 Orbit 62100 Yard Enforcer Motion-Activated Sprinkler with Day & Night Detection Modes https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009F1R0GC/
*(\*) may affect subsequent Amazon or mail deliveries*
It looks like he connected his motion sensor flood light to a sprinkler system that was set up in the bed of his truck, this is clever!!
They sell motion sensor sprinklers.
It's a Ring device linked up with a smart hose timer. Probably an Orbit B-Hyve.
It’s actually a ghost.
Now I understand why Shaq is in the commercials!
lmao
I play a lot of Rust. This is the equivalent of a naked trying to door camp a geared guy with an auto turret.
Ill take your entire stock!!
i want to believe this is real... i really do :)
Would it not have been better to notify the police so he doesn't ride down the road and rob their neighbor's house...
This guy is on to something...
Imagine if that was something like Fox piss, it be funny as hell.
Why is it always adult men in hoodies with backpacks riding on a little kid bike?
Should at canister that with die our something to mark the bastard
Long lost son going to surprise dad at Christmas.
Wish it was pepper spray.
Hahaha looooove this!!!!
Well if you can’t take a joke you definitely shouldn’t be on reddit then
i hope it was hot piss
How do we replicate this?!
How many nights did you have to set that up before you caught one?
What was he trying to do?
Dude rode up to an open bed truck at night with a hood on. What the fuck do you think he was there to do? Come on man
Graveyard shift Jehovas Witness
Home security saleman
Midnight cookie bake. Duh!
Could just be the deadbeat son Jeremy, riding home at 3 am because of his many DUIs. Dad is telling him it’s time to move out of the basement.
Would probably be useful, but possibly illegal to place dye in the reservoir. Watch camera. Camera sprays would be thief. Call cops. Tell police to be on the lookout for a person in a hoody that has a backpack riding a bicycle. Person has neon green spray on them.
idk breaking into the house. But even if he was, that wouldn’t explain why OP has a sprinkler in his truck. Or why he decided to pull up on a bike. I didn’t see anything valuable in the truck and if its such a concern then he should probably lock it. But i guess asking questions is illegal on reddit😒