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> I also know people who take the exact opposite approach with their expensive vehicles - they leave the key in plain sight near the front door This seems like

> I also know people who take the exact opposite approach with their expensive vehicles - they leave the key in plain sight near the front door This seems like the best strategy to me. If you have a desirable vehicle and someone decides to break into your house to get hold of the keys they're going to turn the place upside down trying to find them. If you're in at the time you're also putting yourself in a lot of danger. Just leave the keys by the front door and let the insurance deal with it.

dsfyu404ed 8y ago
Criminals seeking to commit property crime generally go to great lengths to avoid possible confrontations with people. Stealing one more BMW that week is not worth the risk of a 9mm hole in your chest. Breaking into someone's home when you are all but sure they are there (because their car is in the driveway and you want their keys) is just begging for a confrontation. Someone breaking into your house with the expectation of a confrontation with you is probably after more than just your keys. People who's threat model does not include home invasion can generally leave their keys wherever is convenient in your home with immeasurably little additional risk. If you feel your threat model includes home invasion then where your keys are if the least of your issues.
- 15155 8y ago
  The country of topic is Canada, where the risk of someone protecting their hard-earned property with lethal force does not exist.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
    A few years ago, a local hospital reported a suspiciously bad hand injury to the police. It turned out that the patient had committed a home invasion, only to be greeted by a homeowner wielding a replica katana. The invader tried to defend himself by holding the blade... I can easily see that situation becoming lethal to the invader if the homeowner really wanted it to.

dsfyu404ed 8y ago

Criminals seeking to commit property crime generally go to great lengths to avoid possible confrontations with people. Stealing one more BMW that week is not worth the risk of a 9mm hole in your chest. Breaking into someone's home when you are all but sure they are there (because their car is in the driveway and you want their keys) is just begging for a confrontation. Someone breaking into your house with the expectation of a confrontation with you is probably after more than just your keys. People who's threat model does not include home invasion can generally leave their keys wherever is convenient in your home with immeasurably little additional risk. If you feel your threat model includes home invasion then where your keys are if the least of your issues.

15155 8y ago
The country of topic is Canada, where the risk of someone protecting their hard-earned property with lethal force does not exist.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
  A few years ago, a local hospital reported a suspiciously bad hand injury to the police. It turned out that the patient had committed a home invasion, only to be greeted by a homeowner wielding a replica katana. The invader tried to defend himself by holding the blade... I can easily see that situation becoming lethal to the invader if the homeowner really wanted it to.