Topic: 22 Kids Stabbed At School In China - page 3. (Read 15564 times)

It depends on the home and its location. Homes isolated from others are easier targets. Such homes are also, inexplicably owned by the people who leave their doors unlocked. And when someone does come in, the gun is only useful if it's in your hand before encountering the intruder.  And the handily available gun is the one the children find. It's also the gun the intruder finds, for his next foray.

Guns are for killing. Nothing else. Unlike cars, trains, planes, knives, axes and lawnmowers.

I would use a peep hole.  But one could just throw a rock through your window... and now your inside. FirstAscent, you could get in your home in one min, right? So could anyone.

Dous your brother open the door in the middle of the night? Does your brother open the door when he is not home? Does your brother not use a peephole?

"But what if you used a bank vault door? Then your safe right?" I asked.
Without saying a word he knocked on the door and when my brother opened it, Dad just looked over at me and smiled.  Locks are a joke to the serious thug.

Without saying a word he knocked on the door and when my brother opened it, Dad just looked over at me and smiled. 

The premise I am contesting assumes that door locks could not deter 'dishonest people'. Whatever the perpetrator is a burglar or a robber, his/her chances to break in a well secured house are very low when compared with a house which is poorly secured. Therefore, door locks can deter 'dishonest people' and that is why these methods are applied. As FirstAscent already proposed, if these methods were not efficient, they would not be applied or recommend.

But burglars and robbers are different types of criminals...

Knives have utility.

BAN KNIVES! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

See if you can spot the logical fallacies in your argument.

Protip:  There's 3 of them

After you're done, come back and we might be able to have a debate.  As it is, you're just blathering without making any sense.

Door locks are to keep honest people honest.  They do nothing to deter dishonest people. Can you tell me how your puny little door lock will stop my foot?  I'm going to make a guess here: You think that having more lights (streetlights, porch light, etc...) in your neighborhood is a good thing and makes your neighborhood safer, too, right? 95% of locks are a joke, especially on suburban households.  The tolerances on the tumblers in your locks on your front door (deadbolt included) are so incredibly sloppy that I could manually pick them in under a minute. I was ass deep in muck and mud in the jungles of Panama trying not to die from poisonous animals, plants and disease while eating dried out but more often soggy MREs and hoping some asshole didn't frag me because he was too jumpy or some piece of shit guerrilla didn't stab me in the night. Yes, your sad plight of having to walk around a bad neighborhood in the evening and being able to go home to a warm house and hot food was weighing on my thoughts, let me tell you.  I am so sorry you had to brave the jungles of Compton for 10 minutes every few days. I haven't said word one about gun control, I was telling you about locks. In fact, if you are some place I am going to be, soon, I will be happy to give you a demonstration as to just how ineffective your lock is, assuming you give me permission.

Much of our work is aimed at making you feel safer in your community and helping you avoid crime. This booklet offers you straight forward advice on how to improve your home security and dramatically reduce the likelihood of experiencing a burglary.

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Burglary can have a long-lasting emotional impact on victims, leaving them feeling isolated and vulnerable. However, by taking just a few simple measures you can reduce the chances of it happening to you. This section gives you a wealth of simple and practical advice on how to deter thieves, so you feel more secure in your home.

Why might your home be targeted? Most burglaries tend to be opportunistic, rather than planned. Burglars usually choose houses that have little or no visible security. So if your home does not look secure, seems unlived in, or provides unobserved access, it could be at risk. Understanding what burglars look for when choosing their target will help you identify weak spots in your home’s security.

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Doors and windows are the primary route of entry and exit for most burglars, so it’s vital that you know what the safest kinds of doors and locking systems are. Remember to take this guide with you if you are considering buying new ones.

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Lights can be a very successful crime prevention measure at night.

I understand them (at least I think I do) a little, and trust me, knowing their motivations doesn't make them any less scary.

I am afraid of serial killers and monsters like this school shooter. Them I can't understand, and my ignorance makes them seem extra creepy.

I suspect RodeoX might be, what with bragging about shooting his assault rifles. Good call!

if your online trying to make friends........ well I feel very sorry for you and Chris Hanson would like a word.