You look at security differently after working in a prison for many years too. I retired a little over a year ago, but still find myself being very security conscious. I always lock my car after I get into it, and always try to be aware of who is around me when I'm out and about...especially after dark. I'm still very observant and keep my eyes open for anything out of the ordinary. I cringe when I see women grocery shopping who leave their purses sitting open in their grocery carts while they're over picking out produce or checking something else out. I used to give them advice about leaving their purses unattended, but then stopped because I got tired of them looking at me like I was the one planning on robbing them. I'm a female, and I really think that having worked in the environment I did for all those years has helped to keep me from becoming a victim.
Keep my truck unlocked....AM hoping someone will clean it out someday......My son did once(Told him he could keep any money he found)..Was really excited for a while. He thought he'd found Elvis living under the passenger's seat.;^)
Budget constraints or no budget constraints, this just does not make sense. When I worked at the federal courthouse, when we had a big trial with dangerous defendants, we had marshals watching the marshals who were watching the defendants, plus a marshal for the judge, plus one who walked with us law clerks when we had to go in and out of the courtroom . . .