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In any case, the cost of a dog bowl and some free tennis balls is minimal compared to the potential benefit if even one break-in is prevented. When I sold secu
by actually_a_dog 4y ago
In any case, the cost of a dog bowl and some free tennis balls is minimal compared to the potential benefit if even one break-in is prevented.
When I sold security systems, I learned that one of those lawn signs alone that says "Protected by XYZ Security" has a deterrent factor. Cameras (even if they're fake or deactivated/unmonitored) also have a pretty significant deterrent factor. See https://www.angi.com/articles/do-security-signs-and-decals-stop-thieves.htm https://www.angi.com/articles/do-security-signs-and-decals-s...
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago"Protected by Glock"
- scarecrowbob 4y ago"Free firearms inside"?
- cinntaile 4y agoSounds like a bad idea either way, the trespasser might return the favor.
- samatman 4y agoIs your claim that there is a class of people who invade homes while carrying a firearm, but will only use it if the other person also has one?
- cinntaile 4y agoYes, assuming "use" means pull the trigger while aiming at a person. If you get threatened by a gun then you'll be more likely to shoot. Do you find that unlikely to be true?
- samatman 4y agoI am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
- cinntaile 4y agoYou're evading the question. When you ask me to explain my reasoning I would normally expect you to do the same. Or just say you don't care enough to properly reply, that's also fine by me. Now you spin it back to me by implying I am some sort of idiot instead, which is not very nice.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoMy favorite: "There's nothing in here worth dying for."
- registeredcorn 4y agoI agree with the majority of your statement, but I would personally shy away from a specific "Monitored by company" sign, because I try to avoid advertising my security procedures. "Oh, they use Y instead of X? Guess I'll need to bring that other device, instead." I suppose a home owner could be really tricky, and just buy the sign for Y, but have a security system for X? Oh! On a technical note, I was watching a TV show recently (Better Call Saul...?) where someone broke into a persons house undetected. When the home owner found the person and asked how they got in so easily, the person stated that they "Cut the phone line", and that was apparently all it took. Know if there's any truth to that?
- classichasclass 4y agoNot in this house. The alarm system has a cell connection. By the time you find it, the alarm signal will have already been transmitted.
- Thorrez 4y agoWould a cell jammer stop it?
- actually_a_dog 4y agoYes, there is some truth to it. Many older systems communicate with the central station over an ordinary telephone line. More modern systems will use either a cellular communications link or VOIP. But, the real truth here is that most criminals are pretty unsophisticated and won't even bother cutting phone lines or other cables. Most break-ins also happen through the front door, so, although it sounds great (and it is actually pretty great) to have contact sensors on every window and blanket the whole place with motion detectors, it's not really necessary. If anything, you only really need sensors on the first floor, because in spite of how the movies sometimes depict these sophisticated, cat burgler types, it's mostly just thugs who bash in or take a crowbar to your front door. That's also why advertising exactly what company your security system is from isn't a big deal: they don't care. They see "security system" and just move on to the next house.