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Yeah right, ScumBagAmerica can sue you? You're not a lawyer but you certainly show good enough background to support a frivolous case. It really baffles me to t

• sjg007 9y ago
  You can resolve your misunderstanding using your favorite search engine. You can be sued if someone injures themselves on your property, even if they are trespassing. They may not have a strong claim if the injury was self-sustained during a trespass, but if you caused the injury either directly or indirectly by negligence you would probably be liable. Certainly, setting a blank box or not posting warnings about known hazards would not help your case.
• gamblor956 9y ago
  Common law courts (US and UK) have historically looked disfavorably upon the use of traps to harm intruders. Courts draw a very bright line between the defense of persons and the defense of property. Harming an intruder to defend yourself or others is generally defensible unless overwhelming disproportionate. Harming an intruder to defend property is almost never defensible in court under tort law. Negligence is different--intruders have sued for injuries suffered due to the negligence of homeowners and generally have lost, as a homeowner owes no duty of care to an intruder. (In rare cases, the intruders have won, usually on the basis of facts specific to the intrusion at issue.)