Originally Posted By PerryMK
How bad do we want to hurt someone for stealing? Is it justified?

When one starts spiking with drugs of any kind, including laxatives or even hot sauce, one runs the risk of causing real harm. We don't know the medical history of the thief. What if the person is a genuinely hungry, unable to find work person? Would we still wish them ill? What if its just stupid kids playing games?



Originally Posted By Claus
I hope everybody takes that as a joke. It's quite wrong.
  • You could kill someone slow and with agony if they are out in the backcountry.
  • The person might have been in dire need of food/water and you weren't around to ask for permission.
  • You might get hurt and some stranger is feeding you from your food.
  • Might be your hiking partner and now you're stuck with a sick person.
  • This is a light weight forum. Carrying useless stuff is not lightweight.

I'm sure there are many more reasons not to do things like these.


Oh, I'm gonna' pack with the consideration of a thief's medical history. NOT!
Am I supposed to feel bad for protecting my property? I don't.
I totally disagree that taking steps to secure my property and insure negative consequence for thieves is somehow wrong because they might have some unintended reaction.
Rationalizing that taking my stuff because one has some need for my stuff does not now make stealing my stuff OK. Every thief asserts a need for the stuff they are stealing.

Hot Sauce is wrong? Seriously? Might I offend a thief's palate?

Would you consider unlabeled, Peanut Butter contaminated food a wrong as it is a danger to thieves that have Peanut Butter allergies?

Stealer beware!