Re: X10 replacement?

[Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Dave,

>>
>>>After all the only reason to have a security system
>>>is to get a discount on your insurance - it will not deter the typical
>>>burglar.
>>
>>Depends on the security system.  I think mine will do more than deter a
>>typical burgler.  I never asked for a discount on insurance.
>
>
> FBI statistics show that most residential burglaries occur in early
> afternoon - the time of day the residences are most likely vacant.
>
> Interviews with burglars serving prison sentences show that they know they
> can be in and out and long gone before there's any response to an alarm.
> Their time on-site is usually on the order of 10-15 minutes, tops. The only
> deterrent is a dog _INSIDE_ the residence as they do not want to be attacked
> by a vicious dog. They view an occasional prison term as a "cost of doing
> business".
>

Got that covered here. A rottie and a shepherd. An outside dog can also
be a deterrent if the burglar doesn't know whether or not there is a
doggie door.

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>
> If you're talking about guns, I think you'll find there are more people
> killed inside their residences by intruders using the resident's own guns
> than there are dead burglars shot by vigilant residents.
>

Or a kid gets hold of a loaded weapon. Just happened again here. 14-year
old found gun, played with it, BANG, bullet went through wall into
street and killed the driver of a car that passed by.

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Regards, Joerg

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