Re: Response to door knocking

[Amos Hayes <ahayes () polkaroo net>]

Paul D. Robertson wrote:

> I don't know anyone who doesn't have difficulty deciding how to react to
> door-knocking.

Perhaps expanding on the analogy of "door knocking" would be useful. Is
there anywhere that people can actually be prosecuted for knocking on a
door? Assuming the door is on the outside of your house and is a division
between a commonly accepted 'private' area and a 'public' one, is there
any crime involved in knocking on it? Repeated knocks maybe? Trying the
doorknob?

Do you think you could build a sensor and anvil system that could
guarantee that the wrong person wouldn't get flattened? I don't. That's
what the door is for. I try to remember to keep it closed and I only let
friends and family in.

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Amos Hayes
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