[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Scott Thurston Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 4:17 PM To: 'Parkhurst, Scott Contractor'; 'CH List' Ah, not so fast, my good namesake. > > A person could conceivably get into a boatload of trouble, if it could be > shown that the "thief" suffered and the "baiter" had good reason > to suspect > the thief would take the bait. > Scott "not KCK" Thurston >> If he actually eats them, no, it's not boobytrapping. Thieves get >> what they deserve. Maybe they'll learn their lesson. If they do get >> Scott... don't even *think* of horking my chiles... KCK Scott T, I'm not a lawyer (at least _something_ in my favor!), but I think Scott (KCK) is right--as long as he actually eats them he's ok. In your example the unfortunate airman was baited with what's really a poison. The baiter didn't eat the stuff. On the other hand high concentrations of capsaicin could be considered a poison, albeit not deadly. Look at the warnings on some of those extract types. I think to be safe I'd _routinely_ eat those cookies and just leave a few every now and then as a gesture of good will for the night crew. Riley