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My neighbor, my savior

Feb 17, 2014 17:53

Hello, fellow cringing sissies brave vigilantes! When most Americans think of the volunteer vigilante security neighborhood groups, probably the first name that comes to mind is George Zimmerman. No matter that his actions in that rainy evening in 2012 that led to the death of 17 y.o. Trayvon Martin may have little to do with the established ( Read more... )

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peristaltor February 18 2014, 05:20:25 UTC

Whereas in the more problematic municipalities, on the contrary, neighborhood watch could actually increase the sense of insecurity and anger against the state institutions which have apparently abandoned the people to deal with the problem on their own - in some extreme cases, that could lead to mass paranoia, and have disruptive effects on the community.Interesting. For years now, I have suspected what could be related to the Broken Window theory. I call it the Security Device theory. Where neighbors put bars on windows, hulking great steel screen doors on entrances, where they have steering wheel bars everywhere, crime will be encouraged. Just as vandals sense just by seeing a broken window that more windows could be broken, thieves sense that there must be a lot of crime in an area that dedicates so much energy to the prevention of crime ( ... )

the_rukh February 18 2014, 13:18:54 UTC

I lived next to a store with bars for a while, it sure felt like the run down part of town-- for one block. Across the street was a nice church, and the rest of the stores looked pretty normal, but that one corner definitely was the shady inch of town.

yes_justice February 18 2014, 16:15:37 UTC

The steering wheel bars are easy to get around with cutters.

Better to get one on the brake pedal, you cannot fit bolt cutters down there.

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peristaltor February 18 2014, 20:24:16 UTC

What kind of cutters do you carry, Dude?!? One-inch steel is not easily cowed. Then again, the older ones have a bit of a weak spot which, I accidentally discovered, can be overcome with a ball point pen.

No, I did not tell The Wife™.

yes_justice February 20 2014, 18:18:37 UTC

One-inch steel is not easily cowed.

True. More 1/2 inch is the most my cutters will do, but that's enough for many of the steering wheel ones.

Jigsaw the 1 inch ones, or maybe freon and a hammer.

But really, there is no car on earth that is worth the time. Seem a silly crime.

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