Posted on 12/25/2017 7:58:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
After having packages repeatedly stolen from his porch, a Tacoma, Washington, man came up with a creative way to deter would-be thieves.
At first, Jaireme Barrow installed surveillance cameras. However, he told CNN’s Michael Smerconish on Saturday that no arrests were ever made despite footage of “at least 20” suspected thieves in action. That’s when he decided to take matters into his own hands.
His solution? An invention he calls TheBlankBox, which features a loud 12 gauge-shotgun blank.
“It’s a blank triggering mechanism, only one moving piece,” Barrow told Smerconish.
“Unless you count the guy running off your front porch, that is,” he added with a smile.
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This ought to produce a lot of soiled pants.
I had a friend who tried something similar. The thieves were thwarted. So they decided to break his windows instead...rocks through his windows at 2 AM.
That could be because their is no such place as Tocama.
#FakeNews CNN now making up #FakeCities. lol
Bear traps have been around for a while.
That is a very nice ad. Do you have a point?
Maybe its time for the angry bobcat/raccoon/squirrel etc in the suitcase trick to come back in a Amazon box.
Why not an exploding ink pack? Banks use them, why not citizens.
Exploding permanent dye pack would be a nice touch.
Exploding thief would be better.
Sadly, this guy could end up in trouble. You hear the interviewer asking about it. Someone will trip or fall or run into the street and get hit and it will be his fault while the police do nothing to get these thieves. It is akin to the article posted on FR about police ticketing people who leave their cars to warm up. While perhaps not smart, THAT is not the crime. Taking something that is not yours, no matter how accessible, is the crime. It is getting worse and is very frustrating.
“That is a very nice ad. Do you have a point?”
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Perp buys drugs, with YOUR name on the package, delivered to YOUR door.
He stops by, and picks it up. His risk is less, and many police would happily arrest YOU.
It happens every day.
3 ferocious racoons guard my house.
They like to eat cookies and burglars.
A little brain work and you could
Make you own...
Or pony up 40 bucks.
Yes officer,I can describe him,he’s blue...
Someone needs to.invent a huge jack in the box that pops out screaming obscenities at top of his lungs...
That’s why you set the bait package on your neighbor’s porch.
I was thinking of a large have-a-hart type trap. Of course I would release them humanely later.
Add ninhydrin to the pack and they cannot wash it off. Guilty with your hands to prove it.
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