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I don't know if this is a big thing here but there are lot of YouTube videos on it. Many look staged but the question is the legality of what is a form of booby trap.

Most are glitter bombs and cleaning the car interior would be hard. The blue foam is amusing to watch but not if the person setting the trap has to pay for it.

 
Folks, let's try to keep the thread on-topic...

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FullMotoJacket said:
AI is going to give your the 9" long crooked finger for saying that.
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A finger..?

Damn, I was hoping for... Never mind.



Y'gotta be pretty ballsy/desperate to steal boxes off of people's porches these days...
Almost everyone has a camera of some sort...

'Just another example of the downfall of humanity... people are sh_itty.
 
There’s something so satisfying about watching those videos. I don’t know what it is but I can watch them for hours.
 
Gaoler said:
A finger..?

Damn, I was hoping for... Never mind.



Y'gotta be pretty ballsy/desperate to steal boxes off of people's porches these days...
Almost everyone has a camera of some sort...

'Just another example of the downfall of humanity... people are sh_itty.
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Camera doesn't matter. On the infintesimally small chance that the police investigate, and the even smaller chance they bother pressing charges, thr courts will wrist slap and the cycle repeats. There is zero disincentive to stop a life of crime in Canada once it starts.
 
As for OP's question about the legality of booby traps intended to cause harm in Canada, the answer is no.

Criminal Code

Federal laws of Canada
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

The law is pretty clear:

- 5 years imprisonment just for setting the trap
- 10 years imprisonment if the trap does cause harm
- life in jail if the trap causes death

You may believe your booby-trap is harmless if all it does is cause a loud noise or emit a foul odor, but if the person panics as a result, has a heart attack, or trips and falls and gets injured or dies, a moderately competent lawyer will find it quite easy to have your nuts in a sling.

Even in US States where there are Castle Doctrine laws on the books, booby-traps are still considered illegal due to the potential harm it causes to innocent bystanders like helpful neighbours moving your package, kids or pets.
 
*** silently puts away catapult person trap.

But but.. what if you frame it as a prank and with hidden camera?? Anyone on your property instantly becomes an actor! :ROFLMAO:
 
The blue foam gets me but seems AI as I can't think of any formula that works that fast, even foam suppressants for aircraft hanger fire fighting. Shaving cream morphed into porch pirate deterrent?
 
nobbie48 said:
The blue foam gets me but seems AI as I can't think of any formula that works that fast, even foam suppressants for aircraft hanger fire fighting. Shaving cream morphed into porch pirate deterrent?
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There is a guy that builds porch bombs that have phones recording video, a spiraling vortex generator that slings glitter, mini drones (carrying glitter), and a fart spray activators inside. He's been morphing/upgrading the design/implementation for several years now


The final version (car specific). Now with car horn and CO² powered glitter launcher.

 
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nobbie48 said:
I don't know if this is a big thing here but there are lot of YouTube videos on it. Many look staged but the question is the legality of what is a form of booby trap.

Most are glitter bombs and cleaning the car interior would be hard. The blue foam is amusing to watch but not if the person setting the trap has to pay for it.

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Who's going to call the cops?
 
Lightcycle said:
You may believe your booby-trap is harmless if all it does is cause a loud noise or emit a foul odor, but if the person panics as a result, has a heart attack, or trips and falls and gets injured or dies, a moderately competent lawyer will find it quite easy to have your nuts in a sling.
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So much for the bear traps I want to plant under the leaves on the inside perimeter of my parents' fence after their house got broken into last month.

So if I steal a booby-trapped package from your porch and it explodes inside my car and causes me to crash and hurt myself - who goes to jail for 10 years - the person whose name is on the package, or the person who booby trapped it? And presumably they would need to prove one vs the other???

Now let's say I steal a pile of cash from a bank and the ink pack explodes inside my car and causes me to crash and hurt myself - who goes to jail for 10 years with me?
 
Who says YOU go to jail?

Assert that you're a career criminal or have a mental disability that compels you to steal; then you are entirely the victim.

If you get injured and can't continue to steal, sue the bomb maker. End up on disability.

Canadian law is basically "thank you sir, may I have another."
 
RC-31 said:
Who says YOU go to jail?

Assert that you're a career criminal or have a mental disability that compels you to steal; then you are entirely the victim.

If you get injured and can't continue to steal, sue the bomb maker. End up on disability.

Canadian law is basically "thank you sir, may I have another."
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I identify as innocent.
 
Relax said:
So much for the bear traps I want to plant under the leaves on the inside perimeter of my parents' fence after their house got broken into last month.

So if I steal a booby-trapped package from your porch and it explodes inside my car and causes me to crash and hurt myself - who goes to jail for 10 years - the person whose name is on the package, or the person who booby trapped it? And presumably they would need to prove one vs the other???

Now let's say I steal a pile of cash from a bank and the ink pack explodes inside my car and causes me to crash and hurt myself - who goes to jail for 10 years with me?
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I don't play a lawyer on TV.

Heck, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Express Inn last night.

But if you think you have an airtight defense against a prosecutor in a court of law, then booby-trap away! 🤟☠️👍
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