The Coinstar Conspiracy.

Kinda like apples to oranges, don't you think? Big difference between losing a couple bucks in a change machine and losing a life. Since I can't find any documented stories about how badly the Coinstar issue affects an individual or if anybody has actually tried to recover or even reported their "stolen" items, the liability issue is moot.

 

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Inside a CoinStar Machine

Photo of the inside of a CoinStar Machine.

 

I agree. It's not Coinstar's fault there are imbeciles who lack common sense and so blame the world for their shortcomings. Bill Maher is right....American's are dumb.
Guy

 

It's common knowledge that if you intentionally set a trap to hurt/maim/kill somebody, no matter what it is they are doing, you will be found guilty of assault etc......or worse.

 

Thats such bs.

We should be able to protect ourselves by any means necessary. That poor guy basically needs to just sit there and wait for burgers to come break in, possibly rape and kill him, then he can defend himself? lol... these law makers...

 

The only story I could find of a home rigged boobytrap shotgun is this one....which doesn't mention any sign

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1486020/posts


Even if there was a sign, it is illeagal to set boobytraps

 

If the gun had a way of knowing if it was indeed a burgular coming through the door, it might be permisable. But what if it's his sister coming for a surprise visit and she had a key to that door, or a fireman responding to smoke coming from the building. I could care less about the burgular but the other two now become the victims. Remember he is not holding the gun to make the rational decision.

 

If you're setting a booby-trap -- a deadly device that goes off in your absence, without any action on your part -- you're not protecting yourself, you're protecting your stuff.

 

Boy this thread sure has strayed from the original subject matter!

 

I went to a CoinStar machine recently, but someone had rigged up a shotgun to it with a sign that said "If you touch this, the gun will blow your head off" I thought about it awhile and decided to take my coins to the bank instead, so I lit up a smoke (did you know it sez something on the side) and went on my merry way. Cough...cough

 

I must respectfully disagree. If you are in your house and someone is trying to break in, you setting up an automatic deterrent to protect yourself.

Even still, to me protecting myself and protecting my stuff are both things which I should be able to do.

 

Im all for self defense but its easy to see why booby traps are against the law. Its a law to protect people from their own stupidity. Sure somebody can rig up a shotgun to a door and think theyre pretty clever. But the likelihood of an innocent victim getting injured or killed due to an unmanned booby trap is far greater than getting the criminal. Who also may be unarmed and should at least have a chance to surrender. If they can make you where seat belts they can surely make a law against booby traps.