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It happens in Belgium. Someone I know was away from home for an evening, and found the police at her door when she came back. Turns out some junky decided to

It happens in Belgium. Someone I know was away from home for an evening, and found the police at her door when she came back. Turns out some junky decided to break into her gardening shed to find something to force entry to the main house. Was so high he accidentally slit his wrist on the glass window he broke to climb inside the shed. Neighbours heard him cry and called the police. Police told her she was very lucky he didn't die, as she was responsible for his well-being while breaking in. In a related note, if you have a dog, you need a sign to warn burglers about it , as you have to safeguard anyone in your house, including burglars. If the sign talks about a dangerous dog, it means you knew the dog was dangerous and have a higher responsibility for injuries. As far as I understand it (IANAL), the legal theory is that breaking in and failing to safeguard the burglar are 2 unrelated crimes, which each deserve their own punishment/damages.

dx034 10y ago
>Police told her she was very lucky he didn't die, as she was responsible for his well-being while breaking in. I doubt that. Just because a police officer says sth doesn't mean it's true. Perhaps people sued in the past but lost in court. Otherwise I could break in somewhere, hurt myself (there is always a possibility) and sue the owner of the house. Unless the owner builds traps to severely injure anyone who enters the house even if there's no danger to residents, I cannot imagine a court deciding in favour of the burglar. It may be different if you have a dog that is trained to injure/kill anyone who enters the premise. That could lead to a court case, e.g. if the dog injures a child who wanted to retrieve a ball from the garden and there was no warning sign. Do you have any links for cases that were actually won by the burglar?

dx034 10y ago

>Police told her she was very lucky he didn't die, as she was responsible for his well-being while breaking in. I doubt that. Just because a police officer says sth doesn't mean it's true. Perhaps people sued in the past but lost in court. Otherwise I could break in somewhere, hurt myself (there is always a possibility) and sue the owner of the house. Unless the owner builds traps to severely injure anyone who enters the house even if there's no danger to residents, I cannot imagine a court deciding in favour of the burglar. It may be different if you have a dog that is trained to injure/kill anyone who enters the premise. That could lead to a court case, e.g. if the dog injures a child who wanted to retrieve a ball from the garden and there was no warning sign. Do you have any links for cases that were actually won by the burglar?