Nope, no need to chance a lawsuit if somebody gets seriously injured. As one who has designed, built, and deployed electric fences for domestic livestock, I can tell you that the effect of a shock generator varies widely based on relative humidity, what the person is wearing, how wet the ground is, etc. In other words, the strength of the delivered shock is rather unpredictable.
So the intelligent thing to do is, as this fellow did, set it only high enough to protect the sign, without trying to really blast the perp into next week.
That said, I agree that I would have enjoyed more of a pained reaction from the thief.
>>>Nope, no need to chance a lawsuit if somebody gets seriously injured.
I think he’s already done that, and the way our court system has been operating lately, the homeowner would have lost his ass given the right plaintiff.
In jest I suggested he turn up the voltage, because if your gonna get sued for something, you might as well have a little fun with it. :) Of course I wasn’t being serious.
I think this was funny as hell.