Re: Commercial Alarm - help

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"Al Colombo" <securitymission@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> With due of respect, I disagree.  A video system's first purpose must
> be prevention.  UL relies on visibility in certificated alarm systems.
> They want the perp to know there's a system in the building because it
> just might stop the attack so it doesn't occur in the first place.
> Video verification is the very last thing that takes place once the CS
> has received the alarm.

Video prevention? Last thing....
Al, I hate to say you've blinded by smoke and mirrors, but come on.
Intervention is the only "hope" that stops a potential crime.
Sure video can record crime, and video is a good tool, but the intervention
side of things is what altimately prevents the crime. It's why typical
Central Stations call the police. The problem is 99 times out of hundred,
the requests for police intervention are based on inacturate/incomplete
information.

> The very first order of business is to make the man who intends to
> break in think twice about his intended plan.

Absolutely. The ultimate goal. And then everyone strays from that simple
concept.

> Yard signs, outdoor lighting, window locks, decals, deadbolts, all of
these things are
> intended to present hurdles between that man and his target--the
> interior of a home.  Every expert who has written about crime has
> always made this point.

Exactly! Outdoor lighting, and trust me; I understand the limitations, is an
area that a lot of dealers don't look at. Even outdoor detection.


> Alarms and cameras will never keep anyone out of a home or business.

That's true. But in some cases there can be a higher level of deterent from
both of these technologies.

> Physical security comes first, then electronic detection, notification,
> video verification, etc.  It is my opinion, as well as many others,
> that the priority for alarm dealers ought to be: Prevention, Detection,
> and Notification.
>
I believe differently, and have spent the last three years proving
otherwise.
Detection, Verification,  Intervention, Notification if needed.
99.9% false alarm/dispatch free.