Rifleman
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| Bicycle part theft:
Someone stripped a few parts from my son's bike which was locked out back. This happened last week and they returned for more last night. I had a little suprise waiting for them.
I took a piece of extension cord and wired it to a split receptacle in the kitchen. This would give me 220 volts if the circuit was completed. I then hid the wire in the grass and connected one end to the rim of one bike and the other to a rim of another that I stacked in front of the one the thief was after.
It must have worked as I heard a loud crash and a "aaaayaaayaaaaa!!" as he tried to move the bikes around.
By the time I got downstairs he or they were gone. It tripped the 15 amp double breaker but doubt his contact would have done that---the bikes must have touched but can't see where.
Anyways---I got a laugh and some satisfaction.Hopefully he won't be back.
By the way--this works good for metal garbage cans and raccoons also. |
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Gtr7
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join:2005-05-01 | LOL. Excellent. I like your idea to control crime.
If it was a person who actually completed the circuit then they got what they deserved.:D |
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thebaron
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Stittsville, ON | reply to Rifleman
I love it. I may do the same. Someone breaks into our garage once in a while.
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Feets
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Hamilton, ON | reply to Rifleman
HA HA!
That's great! |
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mr weather
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said by thebaron  :I love it. I may do the same. Someone breaks into our garage once in a while. Someone breaks into your garbage? What're you putting out, classified files from CSIS? 
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JayMan
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said by Rifleman :Someone stripped a few parts from my son's bike which was locked out back. This happened last week and they returned for more last night. I had a little suprise waiting for them. I took a piece of extension cord and wired it to a split receptacle in the kitchen. This would give me 220 volts if the circuit was completed. I then hid the wire in the grass and connected one end to the rim of one bike and the other to a rim of another that I stacked in front of the one the thief was after. It must have worked as I heard a loud crash and a "aaaayaaayaaaaa!!" as he tried to move the bikes around. By the time I got downstairs he or they were gone. It tripped the 15 amp double breaker but doubt his contact would have done that---the bikes must have touched but can't see where. Anyways---I got a laugh and some satisfaction.Hopefully he won't be back. By the way--this works good for metal garbage cans and raccoons also. Bravo, you just commited a crime.
Never hear of the person who broke into a house, broke his leg while in the house and then sued the homeowner and won.
Now we know why your son is a freak.
Plan to contact BBR to get your info to give to the proper people. And since you openly admit to commiting the crime I shouldn't have a problem.
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MacGyver
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| Setting booby traps like this that endanger the life of anyone are clearly illegal, trespasser or otherwise. If the guy had died, I can tell you what the top story on the news would have been this morning.
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thebaron
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3 edits | reply to Rifleman
According to the Criminal Code of Canada
38. (1) Every one who is in peaceable possession of personal property, and every one lawfully assisting him, is justified
(a) in preventing a trespasser from taking it, or
(b) in taking it from a trespasser who has taken it,
if he does not strike or cause bodily harm to the trespasser.
(2) Where a person who is in peaceable possession of personal property lays hands on it, a trespasser who persists in attempting to keep it or take it from him or from any one lawfully assisting him shall be deemed to commit an assault without justification or provocation.
What he did was perfectly legal, so quit being so tight assed about it JayMan and enough with the personal attacks.
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Dark Shoes
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| Perfectly legal? Hardly think so. Sounds exactly like that guy in Florida who was tired of people breaking into his store through the roof so he rigged an electrical cage to fry them. 
Needless to say it didn't go over too well with the authorities.
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thebaron
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1 edit | Low amperage 220 is not enough to kill someone. I have had way more then that run through my body. Electric cow fences are in the thousands of volts.
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JayMan
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15 amps is quite enough to kill someone. You don't know the person could have a heart condition, pace maker etc... You don't take the chance unless you want to suffer the results.
What he did is not legal.
I've already contacted BBR.
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Dark Shoes
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said by thebaron :Low amperage 220 is not enough to kill someone. I have had way more then that run through my body. Electric cow fences are in the thousands of volts. First of all, 220 is not amperage, it's volts, which have nothing to do with "not enough to kill someone". Amperage, as in current that goes through your body, is what kills you and it's a function of voltage divided by resistance. 220 volts can certainly kill you, anytime of the day.
You're obviously not an electrician or a technician.
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harwoodr
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OMG - that is horrible. While I don't condone theft - I certainly don't condone risking killing someone to prevent it! What's worse is that you are actually proud of yourself!
While I'm sure nothing will come from it - legally speaking - on the other hand, you've just upped the ante with a petty thief... you can't protect all of your assets all of the time - especially from vandalism. Keying your car, brick through your window, arson... all sorts of fun adventures could be coming your way.
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thebaron
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4 edits | reply to Dark Shoes
quote:
said by Dark Shoes :
You're obviously not an electrician or a technician.
Nope. Don't claim to be one either. But I certainly have had my fair share of bad jolts. I have eaten 110, 220 (even as a child) and way up. I still lived. An extension cord that long provides much resistance, especially trough the rims on the bike. --
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Steve
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said by thebaron :What he did was perfectly legal, so quit being so tight assed about it JayMan and enough with the personal attacks. Being an apologist for one who uses deadly force to protect a bicycle speaks to your own lack of character too. |
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harwoodr
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Zap! |
quote:
Working with electricity should only be done by people who know what they are doing. Even on 110 volt lines, you can get a bad shock, depending on the circumstances you can easily be killed. On a 220 volt line it's even easier to be killed. When getting electrocuted your body is basically completing an electrical circuit, cooking your organs on the inside. Water can intensify and even cause electrocution. If you are working on your house and don't know you are standing in a damp spot and accidentally touch metal to two lines at once you are dead... This occurrence is more likely to happen then it sounds. We have been on 'new house' construction sites where sloppy workers have left lines hanging down, touching metal radiators causing a potentially deadly situation.
from Watts, Volts and Amps: Electricity Explained
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TigerLord
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You defend a thieft ? The guy got what he deserve for Christ's sake... |
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Steve
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| said by TigerLord :You defend a thieft ? The guy got what he deserve for Christ's sake... I cannot believe you have such a poor set of logical skills oh, a mod - aha
There is not one person in this forum who defends a thief, and everybody understands the desire to "get even" with one who would steal from another.
But this involved the use of deadly force, and had the thief been killed, this would have been a tragedy, and Rifleman guilty of a felony. He (and the thief) were both very, very lucky.
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rudechelleid
join:2005-06-18
New York, NY | reply to Rifleman
this post is real BS. From where the Hell he got 220 volts. Do cogeco provide 220 vols to kill somebody.2020 volts from kitchen receptacle my ass.
the guy is real jerk and will be proven a idiot when his son get electrocuted. |
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thebaron
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| said by rudechelleid :this post is real BS. From where the Hell he got 220 volts. Do cogeco provide 220 vols to kill somebody.2020 volts from kitchen receptacle my ass. Uhhh, 220 comes into my house. Many of our large apliances run off 220, including water heater.
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