Comment below!
On Tue, 7 Feb 2017 13:15:06 -0600 Patrick Greenlee
<patrick_g@windstream.net> writes:
> The*attractive nuisance*doctrine applies to the law of torts, in the
>
> United States. It states that a landowner may be held liable for
> injuries to children trespassing on the land if the injury is caused
> by
> an object on the land that is likely to attract children.
>
> So kid climbs on tower, kid is injured or killed, jury awards E N O
> R M
> O U S quantities of money to the kid/parents exceeding your
> insurance
> and bankrupting you.
>
> Juries are not always rational. They see you and your insurance
> policy
> as a source of free money to gift the injured irrespective of merit
> or
> lack thereof.
>
> I have been thinking of deterrents to climbing besides a high fence
>
> topped with razor wire. and 10KV fence charger. Tanglefoot is a
> good
> product that would deter climbers or birds perching. OK maybe on a
> crankup. It is a bird repelling measure with no poisons just is
> uncomfortable for the bird and a gooey mess to climb on. Maybe IR
> motion
> detectors and spray nozzles with concentrated dye, inert and non
> poisonous but hard to remove. Water spray with IR motion detection
>
> might become a fun attraction in summer, hence the dye.
>
> A loud siren was briefly considered but then hearing loss would be
> an
> issue and besides the younger crowd are all getting deaf due to
> earphones and loud rock.
>
> Any ideas from the brain trust?
Yes, some tall covers so that climbing is next
to impossible...made from 1/8" or 1/4" tempered hardboard
soaked down good with coats of Thompson's Waterseal,
hooks at the top to slip over tower rungs, chain and padlock around
bottoms to secure. They will last for years and are inexpensive.
Charlie, N0TT
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