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[Solved] What are the reasons behind the “no booby-traps” laws in the US? Are there similar laws in Canada? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by SethranKada@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It just seems so backwards that making a concrete mailbox can get you sued by a jerk that intentionally drove into it. I can understand banning pitfalls and other actual traps, but why passive defensive deterrents? After all, it's not like a bystander accidentally wandering onto your property is going to be injured by a random bolder you placed between your garden and the street.

(Edit): It seems I had a fundamental misunderstanding of US law. Thanks for indulging my curiosity!

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[–] TheMadBeagle@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The person failed to mention that the guy whose mail box got hit hasn't been successfully sued, just that a lawsuit had been brought against them. Ultimately the person with the mailbox was not held liable. You can watch a video about it here

As an edit, this case had nothing to do with booby trap laws, so I am not sure why it was used as an example.

[–] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

I was listing two examples I remembered seeing in YouTube shorts from several different lawyer YouTubers. The only reason I remembered it at all was because there was more than one YouTuber covering similar incidents.

Thanks for the information, though, I'll give the video you linked a watch.