Again, the common law has developed a standard that generally says you need to have warning signs if you’re going to put booby traps on your property. That doesn’t seem unreasonable to me. If someone is going to go to the trouble of rigging up a device, they could certainly put up a warning sign. The law sees a difference between injury to a person versus injury to property. That seems reasonable to me.
It’s also a different situation if you are there personally to stop a trespasser. Then you can use reasonable force equal to the threat the trespasser poses. But rigged devices are another story. You need a visible warning sign. As I said, that seems reasonable to me.
Thanks for sharing your opinion.
As I asked and you failed to answer...Do you need a sign telling you not to vandalize the property of others?