electrified interior components

Now that would depend on the location now wouldn't it? Of course a fence around your house would most likely be used to keep your animals in, but one around a supermax prison could be used in either direction.

Still, even if your yard was electrified for the sole purpose of keeping your pets in and you have signs around the yard stating the prescence of the electric fence, could somebody still sue you for zapping themselves even though they were warned by the signs? How much warning is required to persuade someone to not do something that might hurt them?

Speaking of fences...

We have to put fences around our property (just the swimming pool, really) so people can't sue us for them drowning in our pool. Even though they broke the law and trespassed to begin with.

I still say to put up a warning for the potential thieves. This should cover you.

Oops, I posted before I fininshed the end of the last post. A warning that is in plain view from the drivers' seat.

Buck,

I am not saying that I am right or wrong in implementing this system. I don't have the qualifications from a professional legal standpoint and at this point it is up to them to decide if this system is legal or not. This arguments have helped me to put toether a discussion packet that I can take to my city prosecutor, as well as local attournies, for further discussion.

It is not about what I think is wrong or right, it is how the Law dictates what is wrong or right. What takes higher prescidence? The human rights of the car thief? The protection of one's personal property? Do the laws regarding assualt supercede those of property security? We can argue either way, and Auex and I have if you have been keeping up with the discussion. I don't believe that Auex or myself are wrong or right - but needless to say the decision is not ours to make.

On a side-note this discussion has been an interesting social experiment. Undoubtedly if this system were to be implemented and I were to be incarcerated, then I would have to defend my case in front of a jury of my peers. I would expect that my peers would have the very same thoughts as those in this discussion thread with the same divisions of rational on what is justified and what is not. 

Thanks guys for all the input!

- Jesse

OK, so say that you do this.

Someone breaks in to your car.

They are shocked by your coil voltage, which would most likely be above 30,000VAC

It is very doubtful that it will kill them, but I guarentee that it will upset them greatly.  So, you prevented them from stealing your car, but when you come back to the car, it is on fire, and totally destroyed. 

Or, they simply pop the hood, disconnect the battery, and do what they need to do.

Or, they just get a flatbed and tow the thing.