subject: Tips For Avoiding Crime [print this page] In today's society, one has to be careful especially in large cities where there are a lot of people around. It isn't like years ago when I was growing up in rural Kansas on a farm. We left our doors unlocked and keys in our vehiles. No one stole anything and if someone did the thief was caught at a very aggressive speed. No one wanted or cared to have a thief around.
With these unsure times, there is an uncertainty in the air plus very high unemployment rate not only in the USA but world wide. With this happening the honest people or rather the down and out people are turning to crime in order just to feed and cloth themselves. This is world wide and the outlook is really getting worse.
With all of this happening one must be alert and pay attention to people around them. By being alert, keeping one's head up and being aware of one's surroundings is a good start in avoiding crime. I can not say this often enough for over and over people will forget or just plainly ignore this rule of thumb. Seeing a person coming at you could mean several things. A pick pocket or a purse snatcher are excellent reasons to watch that person coming at you. Always be careful and on the alert.
A thief or an attacker watches for easy prey. They watch for the person that takes the same route to and from work, or going to the super market. You are an easy target if you do the above. It is called predictability. Fix it so the thief can not predict the route you are going to take or the time of day you do a particular task. If that thief or attacker knows your route, I assure you he/she will have figured out the very best place where they can attack you without being seen or caught.
All of this is preparation. I assure you if you are prepared you can foil any thief or attackers plan. Just change your route and be alert. You can also be prepared by carrying a non-leathal defensive weapon. A simple one is The Pretender Stun Telephone Gun 4.5 Million Volts
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Earlier I mentioned that when I was growing up we never locked anything up. Locking things up today is the first line of defense with your home, car, and office. I assure you today that the farmer in rural areas is locking up his car and house. Not only is he doing that but locking up all tractors, and equipment that is of any value. Along with that most farmers have security cameras viewing these buildings where all is stored. Even the smallest farmers today have 1.5 to 4 million dollars of investment in equipment. I can understand why that farmer would invest in these security cameras. Plus what about the amount of gasoline and diesal stored on the farm especially in the growing season. There is a very heavy investment there and I can assure that is locked up too.
By locking up your house, car, and office you have eliminated most of the chances of a thief walking away with your possesions. One can put an ADT monitoring system in the house and office. A car would require a car alarm that would sound off if someone even touched the car. Just the sound would scare away the average car thief. With a security monitoring like ADT, an alarm is set off and if there is no response to the monitoring service then the cops are called.
Lets assume that a thief did break into your house or office. Chances are that the thief will not get away with any valueables but who is going to pay for the broken door or windows. You the owner. One way to eliminate this would be to install Homesafes Barking Dog Alarm (http://defenseshoppe.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84&products_id=367). This multifunctional alarm system uses an electronic radar-wave sense control. This technology allows it to see through wood, cement, brick, glass, etc. When an intruder enters the guarded area, it automatically begins barking like an angry dog. From outside, it sounds like you have a very unfriendly dog inside.
Probably the most important is protecting your home. Make your home the toughest target in the neighborhood. Put out motion sensors that will turn on lights or the radio when an intruder is around. Ensure that you have the best dead bolt locks on your house. And at night use plenty of lighting around your house and also put up lights with motion sensors on.
Whether you are driving or parked your car always lock the windows and doors. Doing that will foil or even stop car jackers. Most car jackers would move onto easier pickens if there is a locked vehicle. But there can be the desperate car jacker that will want to break your driver's side window or maybe even the windshield. If a car is broken into the use of an anti-theft device and turning the wheels when parked can stop a car thief. Never leave a spare key inside or outside of your car car jackers are smart to that. If you must park your car on the street, park in a well lighted area and also ensure all packages in are put in the trunk of the car (out of site out of mind). Check your mirros and blind spots when stopped. Look around you for any potential car jackers. When driving stay one to one and a half lengths from the car ahead of you. If you think you are being approached by a car jacker, blow your horn and flash your lights to let people around you what is going on. Here again one can carry a non-leathal defensive weapon such as Pepper Shot 10% Pepper Spray With Auto Visor Clip Oz (http://defenseshoppe.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72&products_id=545).
This is a 10% pepper spray rated at 2 million Scoville Heat Units and made with a very fine grain that is more effective than the coarser grains of most other pepper sprays. In addition to causing an attacker pain, Pepper Shot swells the mucous membranes, which makes breathing difficult, and swells the veins in the eyes, causing the eyes to close. These effects can last up to 45 minutes and cause no permanent damage.
In your house or office hide all of your valueables and money. This can be tough but one must remember once a burglar breaks in they have roughly 8 or so minutes to steal and get out of there. Leaving these items out in plain site is just plain crazy. The use of diversion safes is a great idea like an Electrical Wall Outlet Diversion Safe (http://defenseshoppe.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=85&products_id=377). This safe will hide valueables and money behind a fake wall electrical outlet. Simple and easy to hide from the thief.
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