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Criminal
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The Problem With Booby Traps
One of the most notable, ind earliest cases was a case from england in 18 25. So almost 200 years ago, called bird versus holbrook. The defendant maintained what were apparently very valuable tulips that he grew,. He set up a booby trap with trip wires running across a few of the paths in the garden. One day, a neighbor's peacock flew over the garden wall and a 19 year old climbed over it to help find the bird. Then he sued the tulip gardener and won. They can't discern between a dangerous criminal and a ten year old kid who's just out, youknow, doing mischief.
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