[Kartographer]

It’s like the Police Officer that spoke with our neighborhood watch said most burglary deterrents (ie alarms, bars, dogs..) will not keep a determined theif out but a thief is naturaly lazy or they wouldn’t be a thief, why work so hard when he can go a few doors down and find a house with none of those things and be able to walk right in and walk right out.

[ladyjane]

A funny thing happened at our neighborhood watch meeting with a police officer.

He said the thief is likely to call on the telephone or ring your doorbell first. He said “Don’t answer your door. Go upstairs and wave at him. Better yet, wave your Glock at him!”

[hiredhand]

Yep. This is true. I know of areas farther out in my county and the "word" is that badguys pretty much know where it's safe for them, and where they're likely to be shot. For the most part, they avoid the places where they're likely to be shot.