• Australian police are useless - I need an idea for a home made trap
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Censor him
Use the classic pyramid of glass cups behind a door. And when you hear a crash intercept his escape, assuming he leaves the same way he came in.
Looks like that the Australian Police is too busy confiscating violent video games from 17-year olds to prevent burglaries.
Or use pop cans, it's cheaper and loud enough.
Move to country where you can defend yourself with a ranged weapon.
You can put exploding paste on the doors. Im talking about : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FcBZPB-PCU&feature=related[/media] Remeber to be carefull though. But man he will be so scrared when the doorhandle explodes in his hands :) You can also track him back easily cause he will likely have burns on his hands.
You'll end up hurting the criminal, then they'll sue you.
If you aren't allowed to use any force, just buy some sort of motion activated camera or alarm. That way, you could possibly get their face on camera and it'd scare them off. [QUOTE=Tahrok;25875603]Use the classic pyramid of glass cups behind a door. And when you hear a crash intercept his escape, assuming he leaves the same way he came in.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't that leave a bunch of glass for the OP to get over before catching the guy?
Here is my handy (probably illegal) trap system: From right to left: Warning signs, Laser alarm system to arm traps, Trip mines, Door with loads of spikes in if they make it past, a belt fed AA12 which is on a pivot so It can move around, ceiling turret, floor turrets. [img]http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8937/housedefence.png[/img]
Lock him in. Wait until he is sitting in there, and bar the exits. Call police and say you have trapped a robber who keeps coming back, and he is threatening to kill you. Saying he is threatening you will cause the cops to come no matter what.
Watch Death Wish 3, you will know exactly what to do..
[QUOTE=Sad Banana;25874804]So if I live in Australia and a ninja breaks into my house wielding a katana, I have to put away my gun, get my katana and only attack him after he has attacked me? Would we also need to have identical injuries after our confrontation and would I later have to break into his house?[/QUOTE] yes. every good australian has a katana in their house.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;25871105]in australia, if you use force, you can only use equal force to them. for instance, if they're not carrying any weapons, and you stab them, you've got no legal defense. you'll be tried, and almost surely convicted of assault and other charges.[/QUOTE] In Colorado(states), we have a "Make my day" law. If you break into a house, you can get shot with a shotgun and not receive penalties(usually, states vary).
Get a life-size cutout, voice activated sensor. Record "Get the fuck out or I'll have to hurt you."
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[QUOTE=Assburgers;25876114]Here is my handy (probably illegal) trap system: From right to left: Warning signs, Laser alarm system to arm traps, Trip mines, Door with loads of spikes in if they make it past, a belt fed AA12 which is on a pivot so It can move around, ceiling turret, floor turrets. [img_thumb]http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8937/housedefence.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] In russia we have more dangerous locks then this.
An alone robber will bail from a house if there's any sort of sign of anyone awake. Only time they'll really fight is when they have to get through you or if they're in a group. But whenever my house calls an emergency service (Sydney, Australia), it takes quite a long time to arrive. My dad got woken up by the neighbours dog next door, and went to the house and told them "Shut your dog up or i'll shut it up for you". She took it as a death threat and called the police. By the time the police arrived, my dad was long gone at work.
[QUOTE=dvondrake;25880631]Seriously doubt it's someone trying to kill you, that's just going off the deep end of paranoia a bit there. However, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a homeless person. I remember an article/thread somewhere around the internets a few years ago where this couple moved into an apartment only to find their fridge being empty in the mornings every few days. Guy camped out in the kitchen one night to find someone living in their ceiling, lifting the ceiling tiles to come down and raid the fridge every now and then. If you're really worried, I think the obvious choice here is to [b]fix your damn lock[/b]. Who cares if the landlord is too lazy/cheap to fix it, if you feel you and your family's personal safety is at risk just go out and get it done yourself. Otherwise, set up a night vision camera pointed at the front door one night so you can see who it is--I bet you it's a hobo.[/QUOTE] I remember that, it was terrifying. You could see them in the roof if you looked closely enough sleeping.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;25871028]i think you mean Queensland Police are useless. what do you expect them to do when they're clearly understaffed (local police station didn't pick up phone) and probably have other, more pressing jobs to take care of. ive had to call the Vic Po po a few times and they've been very good. [editline]6th November 2010[/editline] by the way, if you injure them with your trap, you'll be charged with assualt, and probably sued by that other person. we don't have the same laws as you constantly hear about in the us.[/QUOTE] Vic Police are useless. Ring them to say you think someone's fare evading or speeding and bam it's world war 3, but if you're getting mugged it's going to take at least an hour for them to come help out. My experiences with them have always been appalling. Seriously though I think they're ridiculously understaffed.
[QUOTE=ACupXOfXNoodles;25871884][img_thumb]http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3779/wtfisthat.jpg[/img_thumb] My perception of what happened[/QUOTE] My dad's a badass, I'm not even ashamed of calling him lol [IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/sgqwax.jpg[/IMG]
Buy a big dog, that will bite cunts
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[QUOTE=MuTAnT;25882405]Vic Police are useless. Ring them to say you think someone's fare evading or speeding and bam it's world war 3, but if you're getting mugged it's going to take at least an hour for them to come help out. My experiences with them have always been appalling.[/QUOTE] who calls about fare evaders? the police don't do any of that stuff anyway, unless they've been called by the transport authority / ticket inspectors. [QUOTE=MuTAnT;25882405]Seriously though I think they're ridiculously understaffed.[/QUOTE] the key to all their problems.
I was assaulted on a bus once for no reason, black eye and an almost broken nose. Didn't fight back for the sake I thought the cops would do something about it. Bus has camera's etc, reported it to the police, they found who the guy was and never did anything. The police in Australia are god stupid and have ego problems.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;25882635]who calls about fare evaders? the police don't do any of that stuff anyway, unless they've been called by the transport authority / ticket inspectors.[/QUOTE] I'm kind of making a joke there. Most cops I see are more concerned with handing out fines than looking out for people. [editline]6th November 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=mr apple;25882733]I was assaulted on a bus once for no reason, black eye and an almost broken nose. Didn't fight back for the sake I thought the cops would do something about it. Bus has camera's etc, reported it to the police, they found who the guy was and never did anything. The police in Australia are god stupid and have ego problems.[/QUOTE] I got attacked by about 10-15 random drunk fucks while walking home with a couple mates. The cops made 2 of them apologise to me and promise not to do it again. I was so fucking mad. I mean they talk nonstop about "zero tolerance" with regard to breaking the law, but assault and battery? Nah you didn't mean it, that's ok. Slap on the wrist.
[QUOTE=MuTAnT;25882850]I'm kind of making a joke there. Most cops I see are more concerned with handing out fines than looking out for people. [editline]6th November 2010[/editline] I got attacked by about 10-15 random drunk fucks while walking home with a couple mates. The cops made 2 of them apologise to me and promise not to do it again. I was so fucking mad. I mean they talk nonstop about "zero tolerance" with regard to breaking the law, but assault and battery? Nah you didn't mean it, that's ok. Slap on the wrist.[/QUOTE] Yeah, the cops don't care in the slightest, only about their friends/family/work-friends.
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[QUOTE=Poketama;25870973]You can't kill someone for coming into your house in Australia. Especially not with a gun. You're supposed to have a gun in a safe, with teh ammo seperate. If you kill someone with it, you can't even claim self defence. So.. Carry a knife, and/or a fake gun, chill with some friends, if the guy comes back tell him to fuck off or you'll kill him.[/QUOTE] What if he calls your bluff?
[QUOTE=mr apple;25882733]I was assaulted on a bus once for no reason, black eye and an almost broken nose. Didn't fight back for the sake I thought the cops would do something about it. Bus has camera's etc, reported it to the police, they found who the guy was and never did anything. The police in Australia are god stupid and have ego problems.[/QUOTE] in australia: assault isnt a big deal but watch out if your car is too loud
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