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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 16:31:17 -0500
From: DPH <rally2xs@csi.com>
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Rest assured, if the thief bothers to go after the radio, they'll take the
T-Tops TOO!

DPH

Michael Sprang wrote:

> Tony Pelliccio wrote:
> >
> > In article <7ds41q$d2f@netaxs.com>, philpoe@netaxs.com says...
> > > Is booby-trapping your car "legal"?
> > > I thought I read in another thread that a would-be thief pressed charges
> > > against a car owner who placed fishhooks behind his radio. The thief was
> > > stuck fast.
> >
> > In my opinion, if someone has their hands where the ought not be, they
> > should have no rights whatsoever should they be injured while performing
> > the criminal act.
>
>  Nice opinion, though it could land you in jail. Todays laws are setup
> more to protect the rights of the criminal than the rights of the
> victim. Besides, is it really worth it? How much did you pay for the
> stereo? Don't you think the would-be-theif will get his revenge? Not
> that I would, but if I ttried to steal your radio and got cut, I know
> the car would be undrivable when I got done! Personally, I don't even
> lock the doors on my car. The $200 Pioneer is nothing compared to the
> $800 T-tops. I'd much rather they just took it than broke the T-top
> getting in(been there!).

