How do you conquer "no trespassing" signs?

[pixmedic]

how is it that there are people here that are very much against copyright infringement and illegal downloading/use of software, but are totally ok with trespassing? using the argument that you didnt leave any clues that you were there to justify breaking the law is just as ridiculous as saying you are using a hacked copy of photoshop because you "would have never bought it anyway". just because it appears to be a "victimless" crime does not make it any less against the law. would you want me in your house photographing your totally awesome living room set that I just HAVE to get a picture of, while you were gone, as long as you never knew I was there?
trespassing is trespassing.

 

[nycphotography]

How many of the people that trespass are insured, do you think? The vast majority? Or hardly any of them?

If some 16 year old stoner see you, the illustrious insured photographer, climbing a fence to go shoot in dangerous area, is he going to walk away? Or is he going to think, "Wow.. must be something cool there... need to check it out!"

None of this quite literally has NOTHING to do with trespassing. Nothing *at all*. There's nothing forcing you to sue the land owner.

Perhaps suing a landowner for your stupidity is immoral (though it's unlikely you'd win), but this is not the same act as trespassing.

If I got hurt trespassing, I wouldn't sue the land owner.

And if your injuries cost a couple of hundred thousand dollars? And you won't even walk again without expensive surgery that YOU can't afford? Sorry... I find it difficult to believe you wouldn't sue!

Don't you consider it far more likely to have that kind of accident crossing a street? You could trip on a pothole and hurl yourself in front of a car. Do you find it unethical to cross the street? I mean think of what could happen!

Do you think it's unethical for uninsured people to cross the street?

 

[nycphotography]

1988 was a much different time when it was still (almost) safe to hitchhike. These days, and with the cocky cops that are around these parts, I might get cavity searched for asking.

Ironic that the pre '98 threat was from one side of the law while the post '01 threat is from the other.

 

[unpopular]

In all likelihood it is much more likely that an insurance company would be the one to think about lawsuits, not the individual. Insurance companies are probably instrumental in the majority of all negligence cases.

 

[runnah]

Abandoned and unused properties use no trespassing signs to cover the property owners asses incase some dumbass gets hurt.

 

[ratssass]

No Trespassing! ....hmmmm,wonder if that applies to me.

 

[thetrue]

I love TPF! You guys always make me giggle a little.

 

[texkam]

People ignore watermarks.

^That should be good for another six pages.

 

[thetrue]

Watermarks aren't ignorable!

 

[texkam]

After all that photo was on on a really crappy website that wasn't being maintained very well.

 

[Buckster]

Watermarks on No Trespassing signs are a good way to keep them from being stolen.

 

[unpopular]

After all that photo was on on a really crappy website that wasn't being maintained very well.

Welcome to the Exaggeration and Non Sequitur Forums, where debates are won on the basis of stupidity!

 

[bentcountershaft]

I kinda skimmed through but earlier in the thread there was some discussion regarding tracking down land owners. I use a eGIS website for that kind of stuff. I can find any public info on any property I want and search by several different means, or even by map. Find the owner's name, the address their tax bill gets sent to, how much they paid for the property and how much they pay in property taxes as well as links to any other property they own. Handy stuff. The site I use is Indiana specific so it won't help you but my county clerk's office is who told me about it.