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[winnowill2]

You know those commercials for Broadview (formerly Brinks) Security? They almost always feature a lone woman, or a lone woman with a female child, whose house gets broken into while they are there - sometimes in broad daylight. Immediately, the alarm goes off, the offender flees, and the phone rings. It's Brinks (now Broadview) Security! A calm,

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[davew0071]

Well, okay, I suppose you've made a sort of Second Amendment point (and don't get me wrong, I totally support the right of every law-abiding citizen to bear arms if they want).

But the alarm is a deterrent. Burglars are emboldened by the thought that they can do their dirty work in secret, and their break-in won't be discovered until they're long gone. Having an alarm blaring throughout the house would likely be enough to scare one (or even two or three) off. They create confusion and panic, and I speak from experience. The times I've set my own house alarm off sent me into a heart-pounding, whirling dervish frenzy, and I BELONGED THERE

[winnowill2]

Well, it's kind of a commentary on the commercial (I probably should have used the "Commercials" icon instead) which implies that the alarm system is the be-all to end-all of home security. The commercial basically says, "If you're a woman alone, this system is like a force-field

[davew0071]

Shame on you for not taking everything television says as Gospel!

[troubleagain]

I set mine when Himself's not home. I'm not sure how long it would take for the police to get here--probably only a couple of minutes longer than if you'd called 911. I have mine set, though, so that anyone breaking in hears the alarm, and so do I, so I can prepare for the invader, or escape out the window, whichever seems best. But yeah, it's not as instantaneous as the commercials make it seem, is it? :D

[conservative67]

But what if the offender doesn't flee? What are the chances that the police will arrive in time to prevent...whatever?

ZERO!