The video is well worth your time. The device works very well, and the fart spray has a purpose, in that it encourages the thief to ditch the package as soon as possible, enabling him to recover and reload it.
Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
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#12Anyone else found it unsatisfactory that there was nothing about forwarding the footage of the thieves to the police?
The article mentions that he built this in the first place because the police told him that there was nothing they could do even with footage
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#13Anyone else found it unsatisfactory that there was nothing about forwarding the footage of the thieves to the police?
In the video, Rober mentions that he previously brought his security camera footage to police (the camera monitoring his house, not the camera in the prank box), but that they said it wasn't worth their time to pursue such cases.
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#14I've had fantasies of much worse punishments for package thieves, like a paint gun sentinel. I'd buy this if he'd manufacture it.
While all we can do to revenge is sometimes a fantasy, I'd say be rational when you turn your fantasies to reality, you might end up paying the hospitalization for the package thieves.
I know "theft traps" are not legal (even ultimately harmless ones, like the paintball idea mentioned above), but for some reason it feels bizarrely backwards (or ironic?) that a proportionately harmless response to a thief (caught in the act) would be more likely to see prosecution than the act of theft itself.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
While all we can do to revenge is sometimes a fantasy, I'd say be rational when you turn your fantasies to reality, you might end up paying the hospitalization for the package thieves.
Nah... that's not the way the law works. I would love to see a thief try and bring that case... EDIT: NAL but... It's my understanding that the likelihood such a case is brought is small 1. Because it pretty much guarantees the alleged perpetrator will have charges brought against them and 2. Contributory negligence would make that case very hard to win. It is my understanding that yes there have been cases where suc…
In America, burglars have been known to sue in such cases.
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#16I'm honestly really shocked by how casually people seem to steal these parcels, like what the hell?
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#17Do you think the bomb maker could be held liable if the package were to be opened in a moving car that subsequently crashed because of glitter getting in the driver's eyes? I'd be a little nervous about doing this myself.
IANAL, but is that seriously a legal risk? The guy would have to explain he stole it.
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#18it's surprising and sad how 'average' the thieves all seem to be; i expected to see somebody down on their luck, not a guy in a lexus or with a $2000 bike in his room. im trying not to jump to conclusions about humanity. please help.
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#19Anyone else found it unsatisfactory that there was nothing about forwarding the footage of the thieves to the police?
In the video, Rober mentions that he previously brought his security camera footage to police (the camera monitoring his house, not the camera in the prank box), but that they said it wasn't worth their time to pursue such cases.
Yes but that's because the security footage didn't provide any actual information on the thief. Whereabouts, identity, etc. The GPS location of the thief, clear footage of the face, should be a slam-dunk case for a DA.
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#20Do you think the bomb maker could be held liable if the package were to be opened in a moving car that subsequently crashed because of glitter getting in the driver's eyes? I'd be a little nervous about doing this myself.
Unlikely unless the circumstances are exceptional.
You can sue anyone for anything. That would be a very uphill lawsuit in normal circumstances (the thief is being negligent by trying to open a package in a moving vehicle and any harm is a result of that negligence). When you add in the fact that the package is stolen it's highly unlikely to succeed. However, I write this from a US perspective. If self defense case law is any indication I suspect that the thief may have a case in the UK.