tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post5563584950120278849..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Real world security advice or just wishful thinking?: Learn to tell the difference.FerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-77987056237427688732010-08-04T06:24:41.768-07:002010-08-04T06:24:41.768-07:00From the guy who wrote the "dog and guy"...From the guy who wrote the "dog and guy" comment: IIRC, the girl in question was in a place where she could not legally have a gun. <br /><br />And yes, if she can get a dog or a big dude at home, that is better. But things in her neighborhood do not sound so bad yet that she will have to move in with a dude for "protection."<br /><br />And I agree, the dog and boots trick is not going to drive off a determined attacker, or someone who takes the time to scope out the neighborhood for a few days. It wasn't intended to stop those situations. <br /><br />Fortunately, the vast majority of home invasions are not like that. Most robbers or burglars are more opportunistic, in that they choose targets of opportunity. Some criminals may spend days casing a house and will notice that there is no dog or man or whatever there. <br /><br />Most don't. <br /><br />Of course, if they spend enough time planning and use surprise, an attacker can neutralize a dog or an armed man too. <br /><br />sidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-85337932486902941842010-08-01T08:35:50.462-07:002010-08-01T08:35:50.462-07:00I carry a camera on my belt everywhere I go. It i...I carry a camera on my belt everywhere I go. It is a small but decent digital with a awesome zoom on it. I can capture a reconizable face 400 yards away. Don't chase someone who looks suspicious or does something wrong, take their picture. Take a video. And I file a police report whenever a crime is committed (car prowl, etc.). I have a camera outside my house aimed at my cars and looking towards the street. I have helped the police catch more then one criminal including two teenagers who sliced my nieghbors tires across the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-45879606726621789582010-07-31T05:34:17.004-07:002010-07-31T05:34:17.004-07:00Ferfal is right when he warns that criminals will ...Ferfal is right when he warns that criminals will sue you for use of force. A story from here in the USA:<br /><br />"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest.<br /><br />Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street.<br /><br />Dupree says McKoy and two others pointed a gun at him, handcuffed him and placed a knee painfully in his back. He's seeking $500,000 for disabilities and distress suffered during the takedown."<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_citizens_arrest_lawsuit_2<br /><br />Even if the suit is not successful, you will still have to pay a lawyer to defend you.Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-28662977889409682982010-07-31T03:54:30.813-07:002010-07-31T03:54:30.813-07:00Those ideas, "Leave a big pair of boots outsi...Those ideas, "Leave a big pair of boots outside" and "leave a big dog dish outside" rate right up there with a fist full of keys and throwing up on a rapist. <br /><br /> They are not gonna work. They are fantasy, not actual protection. Any criminal who watches your house for a day or two is going to catch on very quickly that you don't have a dog OR a big strong man living there.Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-77449765823157049322010-07-30T14:15:41.594-07:002010-07-30T14:15:41.594-07:00I had a dog when I was a teen that ambushed a burg...I had a dog when I was a teen that ambushed a burglar as he was climbing in the window. Tore a bloody shirt off of him and tried to keep him from getting away.<br /><br />My mom let the dog out and he went over the back fence after the would be thief.<br /><br />The dog came back. We found a trail of blood in the yard leading to the fence. We never learned the fate of the burglar.<br /><br />He was a doberman / rottie / german shepherd mix. <br /><br />A co-worker was burglarized last year. His Golden Retriever had a good time. The burglars gave him left overs from the refrigerator and played with him.<br /><br />I currently keep a Catahoula and a Shar Pei / Golden Lab mix and a little terrier to keep them alert. My avatar shows my big dogs. Thor and Ginger.<br /><br />A big dog is good, but it needs to have a protective personality. Not every breed qualifies. My dogs advertise to strangers behind the house and in the street that they are not friendly. Yet both are great with small children. They are just very protective.<br /><br />Old country saying, "For protection get a big dog. Then get a little dog to wake the big dog up."Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-20712652335357326262010-07-30T14:02:33.302-07:002010-07-30T14:02:33.302-07:00When I was 18 I had a mutt that was a dobie, rotti...When I was 18 I had a mutt that was a dobie, rottie and german shephard mix. I raised him in the country and took him hunting. He'd catch rabbits for dinner. In the summer, he hardly ever ate dog food. He had no trouble finding food in the fields and woods around the house. I'd see him in the evening playing toss the rat, as he played with his food.<br /><br />Then we moved back to the city...<br /><br />While I was out one night, the dog was home with my mom. As she was watching television, someone got one of the windows open in the entry way behind the TV. My mom was scared and froze.<br /><br />The dog crept up in the dark and quietly waited for the man to get half in the window, then lunged and pulled him in. The dog ripped a bloody shirt off of him and tried his best to keep him from climbing back out the window.<br /><br />After the man got out, my mom let the dog out in the backyard and heard more of a ruckus and the man and dog disappeared over the back fence.<br /><br />In the morning we found a trail of blood from the window to the back fence. The dog was fine. We never found out how the burglar fared.<br /><br />In a related story, a co-worker had his house burglarized and his Golden Retriever evidently had a good time and enjoyed treats from the refrigerator that they set down for him.<br /><br />I now have a Catahoula and a Shar Pei / Golden Lab. Catahoulas have longstanding reputation as being super family friendly and fiercely territorial. He caught a wild pig a few months ago and brought it back to me. He's another one of the silent hunter types, friendly, affable, but ferocious when challenged.<br /><br />So to wrap up, not only is a big dog desirable, but you want a big dog from a breed that's known to be protective of property. Irish Setters, Labs, Retrievers are all great family dogs. But they don't have the personality for defense, and many people know this.<br /><br />There are many breeds of dogs that are great (and safe) with small children, babies etc..., but are also strongly territorial and protective. These are the kinds of dogs you want.<br /><br />And the old timers in the country here have a saying. If you want a dog for security, get a big dog. Then get a little dog to wake the big dog up.<br /><br />The little dog also gives the big dog somebody to protect, when you're not home.<br /><br />My avatar shows Thor and Ginger. Thor is the Catahoula that resembles a German Shepherd.Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-17804009756456753762010-07-29T19:09:36.482-07:002010-07-29T19:09:36.482-07:00I agree on dogs.
Even good neighborhoods will hav...I agree on dogs.<br /><br />Even good neighborhoods will have some rats in them: often children of otherwise O.K. people.<br /><br />The rats have plenty of time to scope out the neighborhood, and see who actually lives where. Most types of cuteness won't work on them.<br /><br />A burglar with enough skills to pick a lock, fortunately is "professional" enough and to know that getting in fights with home owners is as much losing game as you getting in fights with thugs. But I wouldn't want to get a professional cornered.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-1512352286583344712010-07-29T15:28:25.435-07:002010-07-29T15:28:25.435-07:00how about neighbors?
"i watch yours, you watc...how about neighbors?<br />"i watch yours, you watch mine".<br />it has helped in this case.<br />Community Watch is the formal<br />term. i heard my neighbor's alarm<br />sound while i was outside. i ran to the house and saw the get-away car.(it took 20 seconds between hearing the alarm and seeing the car)i got the license number and the law did the rest. two criminals, both 17-year-old females. driver was "borrowing" her mother's car. her mother had kicked her out due to illegal drug use. the partner was a very small and skinny friend who could fit through the bathroom window Between the Bars! they got nothing<br />since the alarm scared them away.<br />verdict was "community service".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com