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Same, I had $4K of camera equipment stolen in the Bay Area and police just closed the case. I wouldn't be surprised if the next 10 car smashings were the same

by dheera 5y ago

Same, I had $4K of camera equipment stolen in the Bay Area and police just closed the case. I wouldn't be surprised if the next 10 car smashings were the same crooks because the police department won't do its job. They keep letting the crooks go, and we wonder why there are so many thefts in SF these days. Well maybe don't let the crooks go! That said though I wonder if AirPods are having success in other countries with more competent police. For the US I really wish we could commercialize some kind of tracker that releases fart spray, honey, flour, ink, glue, and other annoying substances if stolen. If the police won't do their job we need to do it ourselves.

OnlineGladiator 5y ago
> For the US I really wish we could commercialize some kind of tracker that releases fart spray, honey, flour, ink, glue, and other annoying substances if stolen. I assume you've seen this already, but just in case you haven't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c584TGG7jQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c584TGG7jQ
- andrewmunsell 5y ago
  Mark Rober's videos are always entertaining, but I wonder the legality of audio/video recording in supposedly an unaware person's house. I assume he has this figured out, but it also makes me wonder whether the "thieves" are actually plants.
  - dheera 5y ago
    It's on them, they stole the device, if they didn't steal it, they wouldn't have been recorded. It's 100% their fault.
orhmeh09 5y ago
Be careful with creating traps — booby traps are illegal in most jurisdictions.
- mh- 5y ago
  and ironically, this is definitely the sort of criminal act the DA would go after.
- dheera 5y ago
  > CA Codes (pen:12355) (c) For purposes of this section, "boobytrap" means any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause great bodily injury when triggered by an action of any unsuspecting person coming across the device. I don't think any of the substances I listed would match this description.
stadium 5y ago
I once wired a cheap 120db siren to a 9v battery and a pressure switch with the default "on" position. Packed it in a plastic pint sized ice cream container with a hole drilled in the bottom for the switch. Packed that full of rocks for weight, with the switch pointed down towards the floor. Packed it all inside an Amazon box with a hole cutout for the switch. Lift the box, and immediate piercing sound blast. For < $10 in parts off AliExpress. Unit price could be a couple bucks max at volume.

by dheera 5y ago

OnlineGladiator 5y ago

> For the US I really wish we could commercialize some kind of tracker that releases fart spray, honey, flour, ink, glue, and other annoying substances if stolen. I assume you've seen this already, but just in case you haven't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c584TGG7jQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c584TGG7jQ

andrewmunsell 5y ago
Mark Rober's videos are always entertaining, but I wonder the legality of audio/video recording in supposedly an unaware person's house. I assume he has this figured out, but it also makes me wonder whether the "thieves" are actually plants.
- dheera 5y ago
  It's on them, they stole the device, if they didn't steal it, they wouldn't have been recorded. It's 100% their fault.

orhmeh09 5y ago

Be careful with creating traps — booby traps are illegal in most jurisdictions.

mh- 5y ago
and ironically, this is definitely the sort of criminal act the DA would go after.
dheera 5y ago
> CA Codes (pen:12355) (c) For purposes of this section, "boobytrap" means any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause great bodily injury when triggered by an action of any unsuspecting person coming across the device. I don't think any of the substances I listed would match this description.

stadium 5y ago

I once wired a cheap 120db siren to a 9v battery and a pressure switch with the default "on" position. Packed it in a plastic pint sized ice cream container with a hole drilled in the bottom for the switch. Packed that full of rocks for weight, with the switch pointed down towards the floor. Packed it all inside an Amazon box with a hole cutout for the switch. Lift the box, and immediate piercing sound blast. For < $10 in parts off AliExpress. Unit price could be a couple bucks max at volume.