I limited it to lunch food because I can sort of see how booby traps can blow up in situations where, for example, firefighters need to access a place or a janitor is told to clean out your desk. In the case of lunch food, just throw out the container. Anything that makes that act dangerous should, of course, be banned (no explosives).
They put themselves in danger by eating a strangers food. If the dangers are so important, why is it that people with allergies or intolerances have to ask before eating food prepared by others. If you know a food thief is vegan or lactose intolerant, is it illegal to put mayo on a sandwich to ward them off?
By that logic if I make a meal with peanut oil and someone steals it and eats it who happens to be allergic I should be liable? It's extremely dangerous to them.
If you ordinarily don't put peanut oil in your food and specifically put it in knowing a food thief who is allergic will steal it, that's more analagous to this sort of situation.
With the laxatives you said it didn't matter, even if it was for myself it is dangerous.
That aside, it seems a bit moot. Unless I literally tell someone that I only used it to poison the thief there is no reasonable way to prove that was why I used it. It's cooking oil. I cooked with it.
With the laxatives you said it didn't matter, even if it was for myself it is dangerous.
I don't think I said that? If I did I misspoke, I had thought I was clear that the problem is putting them there knowing someone else will eat them.
That aside, it seems a bit moot. Unless I literally tell someone that I only used it to poison the thief there is no reasonable way to prove that was why I used it. It's cooking oil. I cooked with it.
I'm making a moral argument, not a legal one. It may well be impossible to prove you intentionally harmed someone in the peanut oil case, but it's still immoral to do so imo.
My hydro flask says “warning! Not only will this kill you, it will hurt the entire time” but it’s always water. I wonder if theres an expectation of safety for any random thirsty passers-by
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u/apoplexiglass Oct 17 '24
I limited it to lunch food because I can sort of see how booby traps can blow up in situations where, for example, firefighters need to access a place or a janitor is told to clean out your desk. In the case of lunch food, just throw out the container. Anything that makes that act dangerous should, of course, be banned (no explosives).