The Annoyed Man wrote:I'm still wondering when someone is going to tell me this is a bad idea, and why.......
The Annoyed Man wrote:bblhd672 wrote:jmorris wrote:FuziDave wrote:their web site is here:
https://www.geocaching.com/play
you might be able to search for the exact one. or you can contact the admin there. they are only allowed to place them on private property w/ the permission of the land owner. you could tell them to remove it from their site since you didn't give your permission.
Geochached for a few years. I knew of one person in the San Antonio area that often put them on private property, even with posted no trespassing signs, without permission. In one cache posting she even gave directions on how to avoid no trespassing signs so you could claim you didn't see them. I called her on it, stating what the penalty could be if caught and her response was "don't get caught".
Now she wasn't the norm but the attitude wasn't unusual. Bad apples in every group.
I'd be willing to bet she was a progressive/liberal.
That kind of lack of respect demands a stronger response........like no trespassing signs warning that you enter at your own risk and accept all liabilities if you do, and then tripwires and pepper spray, or something equally diabolical. 
With pepper spray, it would not seem to be illegal. TPC 9.41 says:
Sec. 9.41. PROTECTION OF ONE'S OWN PROPERTY. (a) A person in lawful possession of land or tangible, movable property is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to prevent or terminate the other's trespass on the land or unlawful interference with the property.
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And, for use of the device:
Sec. 9.44. USE OF DEVICE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. The justification afforded by Sections 9.41 and 9.43 applies to the use of a device to protect land or tangible, movable property if:
(1) the device is not designed to cause, or known by the actor to create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury; and
(2) use of the device is reasonable under all the circumstances as the actor reasonably believes them to be when he installs the device.