I've often heard people say that they don't need to worry about personal protection because they live in a "good neighborhood" with no crime that they're aware of. I lived in such a neighborhood until this past Friday night when the first attempted burglary that I'm aware of in my own "good neighborhood" happened in my own home.
Lucky for the burglar we were out of town for the Thanksgiving Holiday. At 11:49 PM Friday night my alarm was triggered by my garage side door being opened that is in our side yard behind our gate. At 12:14 AM Saturday morning the Police finished their search & found nobody was in our home, so they locked & closed the garage side door & left a note to let us know that when they arrived they had found the door open but did not locate any intruders during their search.
When we returned Saturday afternoon we did not find anything missing. My theory is that the attempted burglar decided to leave soon after he or she heard our alarm go off, but you certainly can't always count on that type of a reaction. I had already felt that being prepared for the unexpected is extremely important no matter where you live, but this event definitely drove home the point that there really is no such thing as a neighborhood that is "safe" from crime. Being prepared to defend yourself & your family is just as if not more important than having other safety devices such as a fire extinguisher. I don't expect to ever need my fire extinguisher in my home or in my car, but I have one in both locations just in case I ever do need one. If I ever run into a situation where I need a fire extinguisher, I will have a great need for it & I'll need it right there & then. There will not be time to go purchase one at the time of the need.
The same thing is true for self protection. Nobody is responsible for the protection of my family other than myself, which is why I have secured the best tools for the job & regularly train to hone my skills. If not for my guns & my training I would probably find it much more difficult to sleep at night after this event that happened in my own home in my own "good neighborhood." I still slept soundly the last couple of nights so I know that my guns & training are paying for themselves in a good nights sleep alone, not to mention the personal & family protection benefits.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Attempted burglery in my own "good neighborhood"
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6 comments:
They are attracted to nice neighborhoods,as there is nothing to steal in theirs.
Nice neighborhood is another way of saying target
Very good point Duck. The better the neighborhood, the more attractive the loot. :)
As I recall, Sharon Tate lived in a very nice neighborhood...
Right you are David. She and 4 others were killed in her mansion on Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon just west of Hollywood:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10050_Cielo_Drive
There was also that incident just this year in a very nice neighborhood - I don't recall the details exactly - this is probably all wrong, but If I recall correctly a Doctor was beat up, tied up, his wife was forced to go to the bank to withdraw all their money, and his wife & daughter were killed when his house burned down. He was the only survivor but spent a long time hospitalized to recover. Do any of you have a link to that story?
That would be the Petit family in Cheshire, CT. http://tinyurl.com/ywt9eg
Thanks for the link Mopar, that was exactly what I was looking for. Looks like I got at least one thing wrong - it was two daughters and his wife who were killed rather than just one daughter and his wife.
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