> illegal I'd imagine it's not about being illegal; probably more about the actual trouble of getting appropriate compensation on top of the fact that you have

> illegal I'd imagine it's not about being illegal; probably more about the actual trouble of getting appropriate compensation on top of the fact that you have to catch the person who did it in the first place. > Good thing is that it anyone is hurt in this scenario it's the idiot. Why worry about it? American culture is very litigious. It's linked elsewhere in the thread but maybe also useful here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractive_nuisance_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractive_nuisance_doctrine. Not exactly idiots but perhaps people who are a little naive. Although, I also wouldn't be particularly surprised to learn of a case involving adults.