Stan doesn't like having neighborhood teenagers walk across his yard at night.He rigs an animal trap on the path the teenagers usually use to cross his land.One night, Tim and his friends are walking across the yard when Tim gets caught in the trap.He is taken to the hospital for his injuries.In this case:
A)Tim is a trespasser on Stan's property and therefore Stan has the right to use a trap to strongly discourage anyone from trespassing.
B)Stan has no duty toward Tim.
C)Stan is not free to inflict intentional injury on a trespasser.
D)All of the above.

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While Stan may have the right to discourage trespassers, intentionally harming them is not an acceptable course of action. Tim's status as a trespasser does not give Stan the right to cause him harm. Therefore, Stan cannot inflict intentional injury on a trespasser.

Stan Doesn't Like Having Neighborhood Teenagers Walk Across His Yard