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a legally 'protected class' of citizens exists which cannot discern
right from wrong: children, mentally handicapped, etc....so
ANY and ALL devices which COULD (not designed to...but could)
cause even the slightest injury are specifically banned and has
Class E Felony implications.
Someone in our neighborhood placed dog poop in an old amazon box and left it on their porch. Sure enough it was stolen, and they got video of the thief tossing the package out the window. Someone had to go pick it up and dispose of it, but at least it was fun for the victim to watch the video, and I bet that thief never steals from that particular house again.
No, they would just open the boxes down the road and dump the trash there when they found out nothing good was inside. Nasty things that explode and stick to them are better.
The box and packaging to prevent damage is bulky thus limiting the amount of loot that can be picked up on any piracy mission. But more importantly should they get searched by the police the box is evidence that the goods belong to someone else and not random stuff they have. I know when the streets on my route get hit by a pirate crew there will be a bunch of cut opened boxes and all I can do is say well at least the pirates already passed through before I delivered my packages on that particular day.
To actual combat the piracy, you need a fence, or something like bushes or potted plants to provide concealment so the pirate's spotter can't ride by on a scooter or bike and call in the location to his pickup man. But then you have to leave any gate unlocked or because of the "leave if no response" endorsement and SOP for packages not requiring a signature might be left at the mouth of the gate so the deliveryman can move on to the next delivery instead of going all the way to what you hope is the hidden delivery point.
Since the people clearly stole the package, I would prefer to see their facial expressions and also it would be helpful to identify them. Because they were in the middle of a criminal act, I hope that they would not be able to sue the inventor.
... a legally 'protected class' of citizens exists which cannot discern
right from wrong: children, mentally handicapped, etc....so
ANY and ALL devices which COULD (not designed to...but could)
cause even the slightest injury are specifically banned and has
Class E Felony implications.
I prefer life in prison without possibility of parole. Not for the creator of the booby trap, which is designed to teach a lesson rather than create permanent bodily damage -- but for (a) the porch pirate, and (b) the whack-job legislators who pass whack-job legislation thereby demonstrating their perpetual un-fitness to govern.
To actual combat the piracy, you need a fence, or something like bushes or potted plants to provide concealment so the pirate's spotter can't ride by on a scooter or bike and call in the location to his pickup man.
More sophisticated rings of pirates now employ US Postal Delivery employees and contractors, and UPS & Fed Ex delivery employees as spotters. The delivery person (a) delivers the package, and (b) notifies the pirates.
I am no lawyer, but I think some of these ideas would fall under "entrapment".
Don't misunderstand this -- I say MAJOR kudos to the glitter trap inventor!! -- but I also wonder if some of the thieves could sue. In this criminal-as-victim climate, I would think it would be possible:
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