Home Defense (force vs. force and litigation)
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Mrprinnybomb wrote...
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
Mrprinnybomb wrote...
I'm kinda surprised this thread has lasted as long as it has. I'll just put my method I will use if somebody breaks into my house. If the intruder is here to steal I will call the police and sneak outside, where I will render their transportation useless. If they are here to kill, I will shoot the intruder's knees after calling the police. He can crawl only so far.Why do I get the feeling that your place is booby trapped? Open a door and end up with a scrotum full of shrapnel.
Haha, good one. I live in a "questionable" area and living here has made me somewhat paranoid. Do not worry, if I ever invite you over I'll tell my neighbor to move his meth lab so we don't die in a fiery explosion :). But seriously, my house is not a fort and I had to draw up some scenarios and how I would survive them.
They still have those? The area I moved from was next to a town where the meth labs were "rolling" as in cars that were converted and driven from place to place so the smell wouldn't give them away like traditional ones. The only problem is, hit a bump on the road and you might end up in three different counties.
As for the topic on insurance in the debate. Insurance covers more than just one event. They cover, fire, theft,etc with things such as flood being extra plans you must purchase. Simple home owners insurance will cover any item stolen (after a claim is filed). So you are really paying to make sure you get compensated for your loss if something bad happens to your possessions. It's an illogical decision to forgo insurance unless you can't afford it to begin with. Though, I find that hard to believe as I personally pay insurance at a rate of 11 dollars a month and I know that I can find lower.
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Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
Mrprinnybomb wrote...
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
Mrprinnybomb wrote...
I'm kinda surprised this thread has lasted as long as it has. I'll just put my method I will use if somebody breaks into my house. If the intruder is here to steal I will call the police and sneak outside, where I will render their transportation useless. If they are here to kill, I will shoot the intruder's knees after calling the police. He can crawl only so far.Why do I get the feeling that your place is booby trapped? Open a door and end up with a scrotum full of shrapnel.
Haha, good one. I live in a "questionable" area and living here has made me somewhat paranoid. Do not worry, if I ever invite you over I'll tell my neighbor to move his meth lab so we don't die in a fiery explosion :). But seriously, my house is not a fort and I had to draw up some scenarios and how I would survive them.
They still have those? The area I moved from was next to a town where the meth lads were "rolling" as in cars that were converted and driven from place to place so the smell wouldn't give them away like traditional ones. The only problem is, hit a bump on the road and you might end up in three different counties.
As for the topic on insurance in the debate. Insurance covers more than just one event. They cover, fire, theft,etc with things such as flood being extra plans you must purchase. Simple home owners insurance will cover any item stolen (after a claim is filed). So you are really paying to make sure you get compensated for your loss if something bad happens to your possessions. It's an illogical decision to forgo insurance unless you can't afford it to begin with. Though, I find that hard to believe as I personally pay insurance at a rate of 11 dollars a month and I know that I can find lower.
Where I live it is homeowners is closer to the 25 - 30 dollar area because we are " highrisk ". In the end though, having homeowners will not resurrect you from the dead.
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Mrprinnybomb wrote...
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
Mrprinnybomb wrote...
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
Mrprinnybomb wrote...
I'm kinda surprised this thread has lasted as long as it has. I'll just put my method I will use if somebody breaks into my house. If the intruder is here to steal I will call the police and sneak outside, where I will render their transportation useless. If they are here to kill, I will shoot the intruder's knees after calling the police. He can crawl only so far.Why do I get the feeling that your place is booby trapped? Open a door and end up with a scrotum full of shrapnel.
Haha, good one. I live in a "questionable" area and living here has made me somewhat paranoid. Do not worry, if I ever invite you over I'll tell my neighbor to move his meth lab so we don't die in a fiery explosion :). But seriously, my house is not a fort and I had to draw up some scenarios and how I would survive them.
They still have those? The area I moved from was next to a town where the meth lads were "rolling" as in cars that were converted and driven from place to place so the smell wouldn't give them away like traditional ones. The only problem is, hit a bump on the road and you might end up in three different counties.
As for the topic on insurance in the debate. Insurance covers more than just one event. They cover, fire, theft,etc with things such as flood being extra plans you must purchase. Simple home owners insurance will cover any item stolen (after a claim is filed). So you are really paying to make sure you get compensated for your loss if something bad happens to your possessions. It's an illogical decision to forgo insurance unless you can't afford it to begin with. Though, I find that hard to believe as I personally pay insurance at a rate of 11 dollars a month and I know that I can find lower.
Where I live it is homeowners is closer to the 25 - 30 dollar area because we are " highrisk ". In the end though, having homeowners will not resurrect you from the dead.
We're talking strictly property loss here. Not life loss. Life loss prevention requires a panic room or a gun bigger than the one the intruder has.
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Spoiler:
There have been cases where the original intent of an intruder was to steal, yet they murdered the occupant once discovered. All I am saying is to be prepared for the worst. Also, did you notice we tend to butt heads on these forums quite a lot, Fiery Penguin?
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Mrprinnybomb wrote...
There have been cases where the original intent of an intruder was to steal, yet they murdered the occupant once discovered. All I am saying is to be prepared for the worst. Also, did you notice we tend to butt heads on these forums quite a lot, Fiery Penguin?Wouldn't be fun if everybody was a yes man. I think nobody can really argue with my principles. People just disagree on the methods/path I choose to take to make those principles a reality.
Spoiler:
Ungodly slow edit: I'm really a nice guy despite what people may think on the forums.
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Well, what is more likely to get an intruder to leave; asking them, hiding, or pulling a gun on them?
And I was just wanting to ask if you noticed, Fiery Penguin, that is all. It is actually fun.
And I was just wanting to ask if you noticed, Fiery Penguin, that is all. It is actually fun.
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It is fun and as long as you continue to bring opinions supported by facts then you and I will get along just fine despite political differences. A undervalued forum member by the name of Whitelion is like a brother to me despite having nearly polar opposite political opinions.
Edit: I also want to add a comment about how unreliable police are.
I could dig up 1,000's of cases like there where the police have outright failed. That combined with the courts ruling that police don't actually have to protect individuals. Makes me sick to see "rely" on people who have no concern of your well being.
Edit: I also want to add a comment about how unreliable police are.
Spoiler:
Spoiler:
I could dig up 1,000's of cases like there where the police have outright failed. That combined with the courts ruling that police don't actually have to protect individuals. Makes me sick to see "rely" on people who have no concern of your well being.
