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It's true that booby traps are not allowed by the Geneva convention but that convention only applies to conduct in a war. I'm curious what law applies in the U
by sa46 8y ago
It's true that booby traps are not allowed by the Geneva convention but that convention only applies to conduct in a war. I'm curious what law applies in the US.
- cortesoft 8y agoThe Geneva part was a bit of a joke. The laws vary by state, some allow you to use traps as long as they don't cause serious harm, while others don't let you use them at all. No state allows you to set a lethal booby trap. Here is the California law about them: https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2005/pen/12355.html https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2005/pen/12355.html
- testplzignore 8y agoI imagine the castle doctrine would apply. Kevin McCallister could have justifiably killed the burglars in Home Alone. It was actually rather nice of him to just use non-lethal booby traps.