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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
louisev:
It is one of those Constitutional things in our Bill of Rights that is reflected in the laws governing trespassing. A trespasser violates the rights of the propery owner at his own risk, and the trespass supersedes the personal injury the trespasser may suffer from the citizen protecting his home and person.
Kazza:
--- Quote from: louisev on November 03, 2006, 08:09:49 pm ---It is one of those Constitutional things in our Bill of Rights that is reflected in the laws governing trespassing. A trespasser violates the rights of the propery owner at his own risk, and the trespass supersedes the personal injury the trespasser may suffer from the citizen protecting his home and person.
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Well at least your laws are clear, everyone knows where they stand, ours are a bit vague. If someone broke into my house and in my fear and panic I stoved their head in with the iron or stabbed them with a carving knife I could be liable to prosecution on murder, or at least manslaughter, charges.
Karen
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: louisev on November 03, 2006, 07:32:49 pm ---I was quoting Ricardo Montalban in his Chevrolet commercial (or whatever car it was.)
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That's what I was thinking, too. And it's a made up leather, whatever it is called.
L
louisev:
--- Quote from: Kazza on November 03, 2006, 08:14:56 pm ---Well at least your laws are clear, everyone knows where they stand, ours are a bit vague. If someone broke into my house and in my fear and panic I stoved their head in with the iron or stabbed them with a carving knife I could be liable to prosecution on murder, or at least manslaughter, charges.
Karen
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well yes. but we aren't talking about murder - we're talking about punching a guy out and knocking him unconscious.
David:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on November 03, 2006, 08:16:15 pm ---That's what I was thinking, too. And it's a made up leather, whatever it is called.
L
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Ricardo Montalban used to do those campy Chrysler Cordoba commercials bragging about the fine (albeit optional) Corinthian Leather. The leather was real, not that fake naugahyde stuff.
This was before Ricardo starred in Star Trek III, the Wrath of Khan. Then Chrysler dropped him and switched to using fine "Mark Cross" leather. ;)
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