[TowerTalk] Attractive nuisance

[Patrick Greenlee]

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?

Please no alligators, piranhas, or other wild animals, claymores, punji 
sticks, tiger pits etc.

Patrick NJ5G