Self Defense

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by Tread

Hate crime, murder, rape, violence and so on usually happen on the street and not at home.
I can't belief that someone invades and garrison your home, why should someone do this?

My sister had her house broken into by 2 would-be bank robbers who were armed. Not 5 mintues after she left, they broke in. Now suppose she hadn't left when she did, her and her baby would be at the mercy of 2 felons who were hopped up on meth and swinging pistols around. The cops had them barricaded inside the house and it took about 20 rounds of CS to flush them out. They broke and entered but do you really want to trust criminals who have a history of violence that they are not going to harm you in any way?

Originally Posted by Tread

I don't understand, there are common cornered criminals that attack uninvolved homes? Why?

Not sure what you mean by this but what I was trying to say that the odds of running into someone of the likes of Charles Manson or John Wayne Gacy are relatively slim, whereas the odds of running into a felon who will not hesitate to escalate to violence when cornered are significantly higher.

If said perp has one more strike against him and will be going away for a long time if he's caught, he's not going to put up his hands and smile sheepishly and say something like, "Oops! Ya caught me red-handed!" The perp is not trying to go back to jail and will do what is necessary to stay away from bars, even if that means hurting or killing someone.

The most common mistakes people make is that:

1) The criminal only wants valuables.

2) The criminal will never hit my house because I live in a good neighborhood or something along those lines.

Crime can happen anywhere. Period. How often it happens is dependent on where you live.

Originally Posted by Tread

Yes that's my personal observation. In nearly all cases I know that a Thief's notice that someone is present in the building that they break in, they try to escape. Is that not the case in the US? (I don't know)
A Thief tries to avoid confrontation. It is easier to get away if nobody is there to identify, than at night and wake up the house owner. The best would be at night and nobody is at home.

While they try to avoid confrontation, most criminals have a history of violence and are repeat offenders. People like that will not hesitate to hurt someone if it means accomplishing their objective.

Robbing a house is a crapshoot. Regardless if it is day or night, someone will either be there or not be there. Unless you recon the place prior to the bust, a simple smash and grab is never as simple as that.

Simple fact is that you did not invite them into your abode and they are unwanted. Being unprepared in your own home is an unnecessary risk for a false sense of security.

Originally Posted by Tread

I signed pictures I have made with a, under UV-Light, glowing Scorpion. I don't wonder that other find it scary or disgusting in first, but didn't changed it. For my Avatar I wanted a nice friendly pic combined with the glowing Scorpion. I quick drew little changes, mouth colour, to a stuffed Scorpion I found on the net.
I thought it was a plush animal for $19.95. But you are right, also I didn't find it on their site. And it's only $4.87 with shipping at Amazon, I want to have it.

Cool!