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by ELB
Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:07 pm
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: KEEP THE LATCH LATCHED ON YOUR HOTEL DOOR!
Replies: 36
Views: 11878

Re: KEEP THE LATCH LATCHED ON YOUR HOTEL DOOR!

mr1337 wrote:
mr1337 wrote:Also, I think you just convinced me to order one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Rishon-Enterprise ... B00186URTY

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Just got this thing in a few days ago - going to bring it to Japan with me in a couple weeks to test it out.
Interesting widget. I looked at the instructions, but still not really sure how it works.

In any case...MAKE SURE YOU CAN UNDO IT AUTOMATICALLY AND BY FEEL, WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED. It would be very unfortunate if you could not exit your hotel room during a fire or other emergency because it's dark and you can't see, it's smokey, you're excited, ...
by ELB
Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: KEEP THE LATCH LATCHED ON YOUR HOTEL DOOR!
Replies: 36
Views: 11878

Re: KEEP THE LATCH LATCHED ON YOUR HOTEL DOOR!

Interesting scenario to play what-if with, and a good lesson in the problems of identifying friend (or fool) or foe.

You are presumed to have acted reasonably if you employ deadly force against someone who has unlawfully and with force entered your habitation...but the young man enter unlawfully or with force? He may have deceived the maid on purpose, which might indicate unlawfulness, but he may have really been mistaken. And if the maid let him in with a key or pass card, did he really enter with force? hmmm. Had you "drawn and pressed" after one more step., would you be in the legal right? moral right? Tough scenario. If you had actually bagged the fool, I think in the end you probably would have come off OK legally, minus perhaps some lawyer fees and plus some gray hairs, but you might not feel all that good about it.

Expanding the scenario slightly, I have been given keys/pass codes by the front desk to rooms that were already occupied. If I sauntered in and didn't see you immediately...until you started to draw...what then? I would certainly argue that I did not enter unlawfully or with force. I would especially argue that if my draw and press were faster than yours... :eek6

Would the calculus change if this were midnight instead of noon? You were asleep instead of awake talking to your son? If it was a woman that walked in? etc. Oh, this is an excellent training scenario.

Glad you came out OK in the end, and hope the wedding goes well, and hope you can calm down enough to enjoy it!

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