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I am not adding twists to be nitpicking. The law is tricky, and many people try to abuse it to the maximum extent such as in the article I just pointed out.

A man's home is not always his castle. You cannot use it to break laws. At least in the US, you cannot:

1. Murder someone on your grounds unless in self-defense. If someone is found shot 5 times or in the back, you will be charged with murder!

2. Set lethal booby traps.

3. Smuggle illicit goods.

4. Having dogs fight like Michael Vick.

5. View child pornography.

Discrimination by selectively serving the public on private grounds, I believe has not yet been tested in the court of law, but this was the excuse that many private businesses had in the past when they decided to serve white people only.




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