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Niantic faces a class action lawsuit for encouraging trespassing on private property:
When Niantic released Pokemon Go, it randomly placed Pokémon, Pokéstops and Pokémon Gyms all over the world. Players of the game wander the real world and use smartphones to capture Pokemon, buy items and fight Pokemon Gym leaders.
"To create that immersive world, Niantic made unauthorized use of Plaintiff's and other Class members' property by placing Pokéstops and Pokémon gyms thereupon or nearby," said Jennifer Pafiti in the lawsuit. "In so doing, Niantic has encouraged Pokémon Go's millions of players to make unwanted incursions onto the properties of plaintiff, and other members of the class, a clear and ongoing invasion of their use and enjoyment of their land from which defendants have profited and continue to profit."
Due to the randomized placement of the Pokémon, Pokéstops and Pokémon Gyms, they have turned up in some unwanted locations such as in houses, cemeteries and museums. According to Jeffrey Marder, a man living in New Jersey, he received at least five unwelcome visitors that wanted access to his backyard to catch Pokémon within the first week of the game's launch.
"Plaintiff and other Class members have all suffered and will continue to suffer harm and damages as a result of Defendants' unlawful and wrongful conduct. A class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of this controversy," said Pafiti.
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Thursday August 04 2016, @09:35PM
1) This is America we're talking about. He should call the cops...so THEY can come point a gun at the kids and probably shoot them too? What difference does it really make who holds the gun and who pulls the trigger?
2) Police in America have absolutely no obligation to protect any citizen. They are under no obligation to respond even if you've got a court order (such as a restraining order) against the person you feel threatened by. Even if that person threatens your life. In fact, they even have a legal right to stand there and watch while a known, wanted criminal tries to stab you right in front of them. Such cases have gone to court multiple times, and the police always win. They don't ever have to respond, they don't ever have to help you. They don't exist to protect people, they exist to enforce the will of the state. If you need protection that's your own problem as far as they're concerned.
3) As the saying goes -- "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away"