Re: Commercial Alarm - help

[J. Sloud <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 28 Oct 2005 05:00:53 -0700, "Al Colombo"
<securitymission@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>If you're concerned about false alarms, I believe one of the biggest
>problems on the consumer side is the mentality of "price shopping."
>The cheapest alarm system is not necessarily the best, just as the most
>expensive may not be the best either.
>

Let's take a look at the false alarm problem from 20,000 feet.  I'm of
the opinion that almost all residential and the majority of burglar
alarm systems are a waste of money.  Name another product that has a
99%+ failure rate.  It wouldn't be tolerated.

If the average consumer knew the astronomical false alarm percentages,
the ridicuously low police apprehension rate, and the general
perception of law enforcement about electronic burglar alarms, nobody
would be buying this stuff.  This entire industry is based on a false
sense of security.

It doesn't have to be this way, but until false alarm ordanances and
no response policies force change, there will be none.

For those who have real security needs, the intelligent video products
are starting to show real promise.  Even for basic systems, video
verficiation may fix half of the problem.