This may make some people upset, but you couldn't pay me to live in texas again. The attitude about being able to protect yourself with a gun is a two edged sword. Yes, I have a gun, several in fact, and I'd protect myself if need be, so no, I'm not an anti-gun liberal. I'm somewhat of a liberal, and I try to be tolerant of people who don't look or act exactly like me, I bet I could even tolerate most of you guys as neighbors!
. But I'm not afraid of registering my guns, and I don't care if you go to church or not... partly because if I had lawless neighbors who had guns, that were threatening me somehow, there would be more that could be used against them.
Also, our Sheriff here doesn't blow off coming to the rescue of residents who are threatened somehow... we actually do have some scary neighbors two doors down. Thing is, they're very polite and careful around us and don't threaten me or mine, partly I think, because we have an effective sheriff's dept and while it isn't perfect, they know if we have cause to call the sheriff on them, they'd be in deep doo doo.
I called the sheriff dept to discuss the situation, but they can't just do a preemptive strike, so they need cause to go visit them. While we think there's shady business there, they stay off my property, and they don't bother us, we wave politely when passing, and say hello if we see each other. If there were squatters or real bad stuff going on, I am sure the sheriff would take action, not just assume we're armed and will protect ourselves.
I guess this has turned into a bit of a rant, I like the ideas that would make life difficult for the thieves, and would ruin their shoes, and track permanent dye anywhere they walk, probably ruin their pants too, maybe they wouldn't care, maybe they would.
I don't think some stolen eggs or chickens is justifiable reason to shoot them... here the house would have to be entered and my family in fear... which, a jerk in my house uninvited would qualify for I'd say! Yes, I see most of your points about your property and livestock etc, but that's not enough for me to take a human life. Maybe just a flesh wound? heh.
Dye, locks, dye on the locks so they'd get it on their hands and faces too!!! No deep pits, or punji stakes, no bear traps or other nastiness, no matter how much they deserve it. Some little kid or friendly mutt or even one of your own chickens would be the more likely victim. Or you some sleepy morning!
Also, our Sheriff here doesn't blow off coming to the rescue of residents who are threatened somehow... we actually do have some scary neighbors two doors down. Thing is, they're very polite and careful around us and don't threaten me or mine, partly I think, because we have an effective sheriff's dept and while it isn't perfect, they know if we have cause to call the sheriff on them, they'd be in deep doo doo.
I called the sheriff dept to discuss the situation, but they can't just do a preemptive strike, so they need cause to go visit them. While we think there's shady business there, they stay off my property, and they don't bother us, we wave politely when passing, and say hello if we see each other. If there were squatters or real bad stuff going on, I am sure the sheriff would take action, not just assume we're armed and will protect ourselves.
I guess this has turned into a bit of a rant, I like the ideas that would make life difficult for the thieves, and would ruin their shoes, and track permanent dye anywhere they walk, probably ruin their pants too, maybe they wouldn't care, maybe they would.
I don't think some stolen eggs or chickens is justifiable reason to shoot them... here the house would have to be entered and my family in fear... which, a jerk in my house uninvited would qualify for I'd say! Yes, I see most of your points about your property and livestock etc, but that's not enough for me to take a human life. Maybe just a flesh wound? heh.
Dye, locks, dye on the locks so they'd get it on their hands and faces too!!! No deep pits, or punji stakes, no bear traps or other nastiness, no matter how much they deserve it. Some little kid or friendly mutt or even one of your own chickens would be the more likely victim. Or you some sleepy morning!
