Sorry, Bernie...But You Look Like A Putz Here

[Jenny A]

And most of those stories are bullshit.

http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2015/06...uries.html

Trespassers, including burglars, are people who do not have permission or a lawful right to be on a homeowner's property. Homeowners, generally, have no duty to protect trespassers from dangers. So, a burglar cannot sue for tripping on a toy car or being hit by a falling television.

It's true. The caveat is that if you deliberately set traps for burglars or trespassers you might very well be liable not only civly, but criminally. So no trip wires, pit traps, or land mines.