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dont rely on cameras. one of my favorite moves, is to deposit, carbon or marking chalk, on the sill where tha sash covers it. window entry means you get it all

by rolph 3y ago

dont rely on cameras. one of my favorite moves, is to deposit, carbon or marking chalk, on the sill where tha sash covers it. window entry means you get it all over everything, and maybe leave prints.

perihelions 3y ago
Where do you live that you have the experience to choose a favorite anti-home-burglar technique?
- rolph 3y ago
  Alaska, the other thing is that not only are police hours away, but anything you have to do like shopping, is at least hours away, and if you have electricity , its unreliable unless you go off grid. old school methods, and a distinctive character to alaskan criminality, help finding those responsible
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  - robk 3y ago
    What's the character of Alaskan criminals? How different from the lower 48?
    - rolph 3y ago
      methods, lack of effort to hide the crime, the low population, makes repeat offenders highly visible and well known. stolen items sold online in the small village/ rural region they were stolen from. snow for seven months of the year makes tracking, trivial, and deep cold pushes all but the most desperate to operate for 2-3 months after breakup. so well known persons, likely time and place of operation, and a lack of forethought planning a crime, make an easy catch, during 'spring cleanup'
iancmceachern 3y ago
My favorite anti burglar move is to have dogs. They make more mess than the chalk thing, but they're way softer and more fun.
- r2_pilot 3y ago
  Even more fun; I have a dog who likes to rest his head on the window sill, so if I combined the two methods, the mess would be indescribable!
- ct0 3y ago
  My neighbor has Guineafowls which will tell the entire neighborhood something isnt right. they also lay eggs a bit smaller than a chickens egg. I presume its not possible in a first world city though.
  - wiml 3y ago
    My city (Seattle) allows up to three fowl or certain kinds of livestock even in the fairly dense residential areas (the law is left over from many years ago, but backyard hens have become kinda fashionable in recent decades). But you can't keep a rooster, because it's too noisy. I suspect that keeping watch-fowl would have the same problem, neighbors would file noise complaints against you.
- autoexec 3y ago
  I've heard that dogs aren't a great way to deter people from breaking in. I'm not entirely convinced about that though. I imagine many people would be put off by dogs especially the larger ones (this guy agrees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtwD-c9hn58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtwD-c9hn58)
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    Where did you hear that? It's also highly dependent on the dog. A chihuahua maybe not so much, a big Rottie maybe yes. It seems like a weird thing to generalize. It's like saying "people are good or not good at fighting". Well, which people fighting how?
BobaFloutist 3y ago
"Alright, perp seems to be wearing 10.5 Nikes. Put out a bolo on any adult male wearing size 10.5 Nikes."
- rolph 3y ago
  ...with very specific wear, and scuff patterning, ie a shoeprint, in colour
  - BobaFloutist 3y ago
    In color? And I get how this would help narrow down possible suspects from a list, but I don't think it's going to be very effective at finding suspects in the first place, which is usually the biggest challenge.
edm0nd 3y ago
a firearm is way better imo. you can prevent AND permanently solve the problem from happening again both at the same time.
- olyjohn 3y ago
  If the guy is in your house, and you're in a position to shoot him, you have not prevented the problem. The problem has already happened.
  - EricE 3y ago
    If there are enough people ready to shoot then people are far less likely to enter in the first place. And before you say deterrence doesn't work, just put a sign outside proudly proclaiming your residence to be a gun free zone. Go for it!
    - hellotomyrars 3y ago
      I don’t have a fundamental problem with private possession of firearms and in fact own one but boy is this not the “Solution” to any problem and I think it’s a terrible look for responsible gun ownership. If I put that sign in front of my house, nothing would happen. The implication that somehow I would suddenly be robbed left and right I don’t think holds that much water to begin with but especially doesn’t make sense in many places people live, like a small town like mine. Just going to confuse the neighbors.
    - autoexec 3y ago
      On the other hand, guns are high on the list of things criminals like to steal. A sign saying that you have one in the home could get your home broken into for that reason.
  - edm0nd 3y ago
    They are breaking into your home to steal your things or harm you, being armed with a firearm prevents that from happening. If they still continue to break in after seeing you are armed with a firearm, you can just simply just shoot them once they get inside as your life was in danger and you also solve that from ever happening again from that person.

by rolph 3y ago

perihelions 3y ago

Where do you live that you have the experience to choose a favorite anti-home-burglar technique?

rolph 3y ago
Alaska, the other thing is that not only are police hours away, but anything you have to do like shopping, is at least hours away, and if you have electricity , its unreliable unless you go off grid. old school methods, and a distinctive character to alaskan criminality, help finding those responsible
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- robk 3y ago
  What's the character of Alaskan criminals? How different from the lower 48?
  - rolph 3y ago
    methods, lack of effort to hide the crime, the low population, makes repeat offenders highly visible and well known. stolen items sold online in the small village/ rural region they were stolen from. snow for seven months of the year makes tracking, trivial, and deep cold pushes all but the most desperate to operate for 2-3 months after breakup. so well known persons, likely time and place of operation, and a lack of forethought planning a crime, make an easy catch, during 'spring cleanup'

iancmceachern 3y ago

My favorite anti burglar move is to have dogs. They make more mess than the chalk thing, but they're way softer and more fun.

r2_pilot 3y ago
Even more fun; I have a dog who likes to rest his head on the window sill, so if I combined the two methods, the mess would be indescribable!
ct0 3y ago
My neighbor has Guineafowls which will tell the entire neighborhood something isnt right. they also lay eggs a bit smaller than a chickens egg. I presume its not possible in a first world city though.
- wiml 3y ago
  My city (Seattle) allows up to three fowl or certain kinds of livestock even in the fairly dense residential areas (the law is left over from many years ago, but backyard hens have become kinda fashionable in recent decades). But you can't keep a rooster, because it's too noisy. I suspect that keeping watch-fowl would have the same problem, neighbors would file noise complaints against you.
autoexec 3y ago
I've heard that dogs aren't a great way to deter people from breaking in. I'm not entirely convinced about that though. I imagine many people would be put off by dogs especially the larger ones (this guy agrees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtwD-c9hn58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtwD-c9hn58)
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  Where did you hear that? It's also highly dependent on the dog. A chihuahua maybe not so much, a big Rottie maybe yes. It seems like a weird thing to generalize. It's like saying "people are good or not good at fighting". Well, which people fighting how?

BobaFloutist 3y ago

"Alright, perp seems to be wearing 10.5 Nikes. Put out a bolo on any adult male wearing size 10.5 Nikes."

rolph 3y ago
...with very specific wear, and scuff patterning, ie a shoeprint, in colour
- BobaFloutist 3y ago
  In color? And I get how this would help narrow down possible suspects from a list, but I don't think it's going to be very effective at finding suspects in the first place, which is usually the biggest challenge.

edm0nd 3y ago

a firearm is way better imo. you can prevent AND permanently solve the problem from happening again both at the same time.

olyjohn 3y ago
If the guy is in your house, and you're in a position to shoot him, you have not prevented the problem. The problem has already happened.
- EricE 3y ago
  If there are enough people ready to shoot then people are far less likely to enter in the first place. And before you say deterrence doesn't work, just put a sign outside proudly proclaiming your residence to be a gun free zone. Go for it!
  - hellotomyrars 3y ago
    I don’t have a fundamental problem with private possession of firearms and in fact own one but boy is this not the “Solution” to any problem and I think it’s a terrible look for responsible gun ownership. If I put that sign in front of my house, nothing would happen. The implication that somehow I would suddenly be robbed left and right I don’t think holds that much water to begin with but especially doesn’t make sense in many places people live, like a small town like mine. Just going to confuse the neighbors.
  - autoexec 3y ago
    On the other hand, guns are high on the list of things criminals like to steal. A sign saying that you have one in the home could get your home broken into for that reason.
- edm0nd 3y ago
  They are breaking into your home to steal your things or harm you, being armed with a firearm prevents that from happening. If they still continue to break in after seeing you are armed with a firearm, you can just simply just shoot them once they get inside as your life was in danger and you also solve that from ever happening again from that person.