From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 20:14:09 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Boobytraps and the American Legal System
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I think Tim May is growing senile...

tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) writes:
> (Later examples were to be even worse. For example, the burglar who climbed
> on a roof and stepped through a skylight. He sued, and won. I guess the
> owner of the property was obligated to install night lights so burglars
> could see their way, and to generally make his property more
> "burglar-friendly."

Actually, he fell through the roof of a school he was trying to burgalize.

In a similar incident a burglar broke into a house that was being treated
for pests (i.e., was full of toxic fumes). He died; his family sued the
owners and won.

Maybe someone can post a reference to these two cases. I recall that both
happened in New York, but I could be wrong.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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