Is it unethical to use fake Amazon packages as "bait" to combat against "Porch Pirates"?

[unblock]

37. There have been court cases about this

The usual homeowner rights against trespassers don't hold up very well if the homeowner effectively lured people in, even if they then catch a criminal in the act

I remember a case in texas or maybe Louisiana ever the homeowner put something valuable in the driveway or open garage and he hid in the dark garage with a gun and shot someone when they came and tried to take the valuable thing.

The usual right to shoot trespassers in that state didn't hold up under those circumstances and the homeowner went to prison.

Obviously we're not talking about shooting the thieves in the case of porch pirates, but vigilante revenge isn't appropriate either way.


Again, I have no problem with the police doing this and just catching the thieves and bringing them to proper justice.

But glitter or stink bombs, no. Not appropriate.