If his post is worded incorrectly how can we answer the question correctly?
So, are you saying, given the number of posts that have been generated from the Op’s post bears the lack of understanding? If so, please educate us on how it should have been stated, please! Inquisitive minds want to know…namely, my own.
Didn’t you see his response? It was the next post.
Well I definitely don’t have a criminal mind I guess.
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Exactly, because the criminal mind view others’ security apparatuses as a challenge to be exploited and overcome.
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It just seems criminals normally pray on the weak and who they see as the most helpless.
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Agree. The majority of crime seems to have a significant “opportunity” or “low hanging fruit” aspect to it.
Why work harder and take more risks when you don’t have to. Work smarter instead, even criminals are often smart enough to figure that part out (street smart if you want to call it that, take the easy targets as a general rule, that’s why we recommend people be and look situationally aware)
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Some of them know that the majority of people do not always set their alarms either. You have to set them to have them work. Check out the data on that too!
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Yep that’s for sure
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Not arming your alarm at night or when you leave is like not putting your firearm in your holster when you leave the house to carry. Doesn’t do any good sitting in the safe. Same with alarm systems. If you don’t use them might as well not have one
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Agree.
Same thing regarding locks on homes and locks on vehicles. Gotta use the lock.
Batteries in smoke detectors.
Wearing your seat belt.
Arm your alarm.
Oh and when the locked door is between you and the threat, gotta keep the door closed and locked too.
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Uh, do we know each other? How’d you know? Do you live across the street from me? lol
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Could you elaborate?
My wife and I are down to one car. Even when we had two cars. We liked the fact that when there is a car in the driveway, it’s “assumed” that someone is home! The home we’ve lived in for the past 35 years!
By placing my only car in the garage, it will look like no one is home or, at this point in time, someone may think we’re on vacation!
In fact if we ever do a vacation again, permanent retirement, I would consider renting a vehicle to place in my driveway.
Does this make sense? Or am I missing something?
I consider my home very secure. I have all the standard accoutrements including impact resistant windows and doors! Always locked, alarmed and lights that can be seen from Mars! I keep one visible sign at the front door and discreet stickers on every door and window, in addition to my privacy fence.
I don’t normally think like a crook, but on a regular basis I will do threat assessment around my home and occasionally “red team” my home. I haven’t actually tried to break into my home at night, but I have been locked out before, and there’s no way in, barring total destruction.
If I do slide to the other side I’m picking the home that looks empty!
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It’s safer, especially for wife, at night, whatever, to get into and out of your car inside the garage.
It’s also a lot more difficult to break into a car when it is in the garage. That’s mostly what happens around here, is people going around 2-3 AM trying to open car doors and if something highly valuable is visible they may then actually break in.
Depending on how you do things there is also risk if you have your garage door opener in your car (ours are in the visor and time out after the car is parked for a short bit, but still)
I weigh those things above the ‘looks like someone’s home’ aspect, especially with all the other stuff that a crook’s eye would likely notice indicating our home is not the softest target on the street
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Alarm System absolutely, Cameras absolutely. Signs not so much. If I were to have signs they would be generic. If you are truly trying to protect something, why give thieves the opportunity to look for ways to deactivate your alarm system by knowing the brand? Other dumb signs, those that advertise you have firearms. All those say to thieves is wait 'till I leave, then you can get more tools that will help you in further crimes. Also, gun signs in today’s red flag political climate not a good idea. A dispute with a neighbor could result in a major headache for you.
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My opinion/experience, because deactivation of a random residential alarm system is exceptionally rare, and I’m fairly certain the deterrent effect of there being an alarm outweighs that. And they’d have to do more than deactivate the alarm in order to gain entry, anyway. The more things you add that they have to deal with, the less likely it’s worth their hassle and risk. (this is exactly how permits, required training, required retraining, prints, etc for carrying a gun works, the more hassle there is, the less likely people are to do it…)
That’s my “why”, anyway.
Agree on firearms signs. “Wait till I leave”. Same for cars. Unoccupied car with a firearms association sticker? Yeah that’s the one they will choose to break into. Also may cause a road rager to make up a story about you waiving a gun.
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The main thing I think of with a car in the driveway is being absolutely sure there isn’t a house key or garage door opener in the car. Beyond that, there is the safety issue noted above, in getting home late and coming inside in the dark. When my wife works late, I always walk out to the driveway to walk her in as she gets home. I’m always carrying, even at home, so she has an armed escort.
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Where I lived in Ohio they put up a community watch sign and my son had his radio taken out of his car because to be in a gang you have to steal something for a community that is protected.
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I would sure hope so. 
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An alarm system is not an instant call to the police, at least my neighbors isn’t.
I take care of his place when he is away and take the mail in. I forgot the disarm code once and someone from the alarm company started talking from the control board. I had to give her the secret work to prove I was ok and who I was.
Seems like that would be a delay to alert the police.
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