# The legality of deterring mailbox baseball

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 22, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-of-deterring-mailbox-baseball/593646 "2011-08-22T12:24:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-of-deterring-mailbox-baseball/593646/675 "2021-09-11T01:44:56Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> Yes, but often serious injury leads criminals to getting caught. Apparently not in this case.

Well, they would conveniently already be in the getaway car.

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