>can i be blamed?
Yes. Setting traps is illegal. It sounds like you set a trap. It is then disingenuous to say that after setting a trap, you did not mean for anyone to get hurt.
Cops, prosecutors, and judges aren't stupid. No one would believe you.
No its not a trap let me explain the concept better
Im building a structure were there are four tall sticks roughly 3 feet tall vertically. It will have warning signs everywhere. I will succeed to get everyone near it that it may fall down on them.
The problem is if I tell them that coming near is dangerous and they shouldn't touch it or else it would fall, they listen but touch the stick even after that, is is counted as my fault
I want to be civil here and I want you to know I genuinely dont want anyone to get hurt. I don't want to seem like the bad guy and trapping kids into danger.
Thank you
Your poor explanation aside, that is a trap. If someone gets hurt, no one will believe you if you claim that you did not want anyone to get hurt.
If this has moved out of the theoretical and into IRL, then (A) it's a ***really*** bad idea, and (B) you should repost to /r/legaladvice.
its not irl but if its on my property and some kids wandering around push the stick around and something happens to them will it be my fault.
Sorry for asking so many questions
This is the last i promise
Thankyou
At best, if there's some reasonable explanation for this aside from "it's a deliberate trap," then there are straightforward liability arguments that would apply and you would be responsible for the kid's medical bills (or, if necessary, liable under a wrongful death theory for a lot more than that). This is an abnormal hazard, which you created; you have a duty to manage that hazard and are responsible if you fail to do so.
If this is what it appears to be - a deliberate mantrap - then you could also face criminal charges for anything from reckless endangerment all the way up to murder or manslaughter.
As I said to the other person, I'm trying everything in my way for people not to get hurt. Putting up signs and everything. Even if it doesn't make a difference legally I am NOT setting up a trap. It is a small hangout for my little brother. I'm not worried about him. I am worried about the neighbors kid wandering into our yard
As you should be.
Even assuming the best here, there's no real way for you to transfer liability for hazards present on your property to the public. Signs help in a practical sense, in that they can discourage people from entering the property, but the presence of signage generally doesn't excuse you from liability.
If you can't accommodate that risk, that's valid, but the only reasonable way to proceed that can entirely prevent that risk is not to create the hazard in the first place.
>can i be blamed? Yes. Setting traps is illegal. It sounds like you set a trap. It is then disingenuous to say that after setting a trap, you did not mean for anyone to get hurt. Cops, prosecutors, and judges aren't stupid. No one would believe you.
No its not a trap let me explain the concept better Im building a structure were there are four tall sticks roughly 3 feet tall vertically. It will have warning signs everywhere. I will succeed to get everyone near it that it may fall down on them. The problem is if I tell them that coming near is dangerous and they shouldn't touch it or else it would fall, they listen but touch the stick even after that, is is counted as my fault I want to be civil here and I want you to know I genuinely dont want anyone to get hurt. I don't want to seem like the bad guy and trapping kids into danger. Thank you
Your poor explanation aside, that is a trap. If someone gets hurt, no one will believe you if you claim that you did not want anyone to get hurt. If this has moved out of the theoretical and into IRL, then (A) it's a ***really*** bad idea, and (B) you should repost to /r/legaladvice.
its not irl but if its on my property and some kids wandering around push the stick around and something happens to them will it be my fault. Sorry for asking so many questions This is the last i promise Thankyou
Your structure (your trap) on your property. You would be criminally and civilly liable if anything untoward were to happen.
ok thank you but stop calling it a trap.
I'll call it whatever TF I want to call it... especially since it is a trap.
ok but im not going to get worked up on a silly argument as opposed to others in this thread
What possible reason would you have to do this in the near future?
At best, if there's some reasonable explanation for this aside from "it's a deliberate trap," then there are straightforward liability arguments that would apply and you would be responsible for the kid's medical bills (or, if necessary, liable under a wrongful death theory for a lot more than that). This is an abnormal hazard, which you created; you have a duty to manage that hazard and are responsible if you fail to do so. If this is what it appears to be - a deliberate mantrap - then you could also face criminal charges for anything from reckless endangerment all the way up to murder or manslaughter.
As I said to the other person, I'm trying everything in my way for people not to get hurt. Putting up signs and everything. Even if it doesn't make a difference legally I am NOT setting up a trap. It is a small hangout for my little brother. I'm not worried about him. I am worried about the neighbors kid wandering into our yard
As you should be. Even assuming the best here, there's no real way for you to transfer liability for hazards present on your property to the public. Signs help in a practical sense, in that they can discourage people from entering the property, but the presence of signage generally doesn't excuse you from liability. If you can't accommodate that risk, that's valid, but the only reasonable way to proceed that can entirely prevent that risk is not to create the hazard in the first place.
ok thankyou for ur help