Originally Posted by oledoc2u

Indiana law gentlemen....the mailbox sits in the road right-of-way in the majority of cases....if your does, just like telephone, light poles, they must break away when struck....the law states there should be nothing, no perminent structures in the right-of-way. I don't have the case in front of me right now...but a wrongful death suit was won when a young man lost control of his vehicle on ice and slammed into a concrete, brick veneered mailbox. It was ruled a perminent structure and parents won that case. These are mailboxes...not worth it...I don't like to be vandalized either, but just like the force continium we have to adhere to in law enforcement...don't go over board with this...it doesn't meet the lethal force criteria....by no means....so, with that said...l hope our young friend doesn't do that again...these people who he pursued could have been armed...and when their life was threatened...they could have used lethal force...not a prank I would condon but not worth the risk....enough law for me for one thread...on with the next world problem....lol