What did you do to the X today?
10-01-2013, 02:20 AM
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10-01-2013, 06:08 AM
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10-01-2013, 07:54 AM
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10-01-2013, 08:47 AM
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10-01-2013, 01:47 PM
Well if my truck was a gasser I would rig up a spark plug and distributor to be always on and connected to my fuel hinge so they get zapped when doing so. Or wait in hiding with frozen paintballs and a good gun!
I HATE thieves with a passion, I've had lots stolen from me through the years
I HATE thieves with a passion, I've had lots stolen from me through the years
In a situation like this, you get together with some neighbours and figure out who can spare one of their cars for a few days. Taint the fuel with sugar, and park it on the street in a dark spot so they will get the fuel.
They will only take it once.
I know it will then be a pain to empty the rest in the tank, but might just be worth the effort.
10-01-2013, 01:55 PM
In a situation like this, you get together with some neighbours and figure out who can spare one of their cars for a few days. Taint the fuel with sugar, and park it on the street in a dark spot so they will get the fuel.
They will only take it once.
I know it will then be a pain to empty the rest in the tank, but might just be worth the effort.
They will only take it once.
I know it will then be a pain to empty the rest in the tank, but might just be worth the effort.
The sugar does not dissolve in gas it just sits there. So would be the same as putting dirt in it.
10-01-2013, 03:22 PM
In a situation like this, you get together with some neighbours and figure out who can spare one of their cars for a few days. Taint the fuel with sugar, and park it on the street in a dark spot so they will get the fuel.
They will only take it once.
I know it will then be a pain to empty the rest in the tank, but might just be worth the effort.
They will only take it once.
I know it will then be a pain to empty the rest in the tank, but might just be worth the effort.
10-01-2013, 03:50 PM
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Or even one of those cheap car alarms from Walmart, they sense motion and you can set the sensitivity of them so they won't go off every time the wind blows. I had one in my work trailer for a while, It only lasted a year or 2 though, I think the extreme dust situation was too much for it haha. It was effective when it worked though..
10-01-2013, 04:09 PM
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In a situation like this, you get together with some neighbours and figure out who can spare one of their cars for a few days. Taint the fuel with sugar, and park it on the street in a dark spot so they will get the fuel.
They will only take it once.
I know it will then be a pain to empty the rest in the tank, but might just be worth the effort.
They will only take it once.
I know it will then be a pain to empty the rest in the tank, but might just be worth the effort.
10-01-2013, 04:31 PM
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Not likely to catch them in the act but I know at least in my state it would qualify under our stand your ground laws. Known as "use of force to protect person and property laws" here.
10-01-2013, 04:41 PM
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10-01-2013, 06:06 PM
10-01-2013, 06:29 PM
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Don't ever believe that for one second. You shoot and kill some 16 year old kid stealing gas from your vehicles..... you will be charged with premeditated murder. The "stand your ground" and "protect property and limb" laws are basically defenses only. And a jury would never buy them in a petty theft.
Someone who did may very well be convicted of murder (I doubt premeditated murder though) you never know with juries.
But my post was stating how the law reads in my state, and we've had issues like this not where someone was killed, but where farmers shot someone who was stealing chemicals, guy lived but barely and the farmer was not charged with any crime.
A person:
(1) is justified in using reasonable force, including deadly force, against any other person; and
(2) does not have a duty to retreat;
if the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other person's unlawful entry of or attack on the person's dwelling, curtilage, or occupied motor vehicle.
(e) With respect to property other than a dwelling, curtilage, or an occupied motor vehicle, a person is justified in using reasonable force against any other person if the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to immediately prevent or terminate the other person's trespass on or criminal interference with property lawfully in the person's possession, lawfully in possession of a member of the person's immediate family, or belonging to a person whose property the person has authority to protect.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title35/ar41/ch3.html
EDIT: BTW the farmer shot him in the leg and did state he aimed to stop him not kill him, guy was an experienced gun user and DA believed him that he shot to stop not kill and no charges were filed.Though the guy came darn close to bleeding to death because it was a long way from help and took the first responders almost 20 minutes to get there. Also helped that the farmer held off the artery in the guys leg waiting for help to arrive.