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12/30/08
Brinks would not have done a hell of a lot to help in that sitch.
12/31/08
i wouldnt be able to find a good hiding place in time.
12/30/08
So I don't love the commercials, but don't let them piss you off so much you think you're invincible and able to defend yourself against shit you might not be able to prevent.
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"Criminals, like their victims, come in all varieties, but researchers have found that they don't choose their victims randomly"
The article goes on to say in a classic study researchers asked convicted rapists, murderers, armed robbers etc to view a video of pedestrians in NYC. In a few seconds the criminals identified which people would have been likely targets, within the selection there was a clear concensus between them to who they would have picked. Interestingly, the selections were not based on gender, race or age. Their selections were based on nonverbal signals, posture, body language, pace of walking, length of stride, and environmental awareness.
Later in the article a convicted sex offender who had raped over 75 women said this," If I had the slightest inkling that a woman wasn't someone I could easily handle, then I would pass right on by. Or if I thought I couldn't control the situation, then I wouldn't even mess with the house, much less attempt a rape there. Like if they had a dog, then forget it. Even a small one makes too much noise. If I saw a pair of construction boots, for example, out on the porch or the landing, I walked right by. In fact, I think if women who live alone would put a pair of old construction boots - or something that makes it look like a physically fit manly-type guy lives with them- out in front of their door, most rapists or even burglars wouldn't even think about trying to get into their home."
This goes with all I have thought, my dog or my car alarm in and of itself might not be a deterrent but the NOISE and attention it brings will be. If I was a criminal I'd just find an easier target. Simple.
You can read a little part of the article here...
[www.psychologytoday.com]
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I walk assertively, look people in the eye and never stop to talk to strangers. Confidence is what its all about. Even if you are scared, don't LOOK like it.
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See whereas I absolutely love those commercials. Even after I've seen it several times I still like it.
This is why marketing isn't easy and why so often they keep to the conventional rules.
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Maybe I should get Brinks just to make sure I know where to find a He-Man to marry me.
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One thing that drives me batshit, though, is my husband's propensity not to lock the doors. Many's the time I've gone down to do a wash and found the patio door unlocked, with no idea how long it had been that way. Evidently, he determines his level of manliness by his potential ability to defend me from an attacker he actually let into the house. And he's a heavy sleeper; there's no way he'd be saving me in the night.
On a related note, did the trailers for The Strangers freak anyone else out? I couldn't see the movie. I'm terrified of villains in masks. Also, of random people deciding to go wilding.
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And I love scary movies but I do NOT think I can see that one.
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Home security companies are going to do ridiculous shit to sell their product. For the money. That, and only that, is their agenda. Period.
Sorry.
Semi-rant over.
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I've got plenty of disapprobation to go around, personally. And I don't hesitate to acclaim things that are awesome.
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sigh.
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I mean, not to deter burglars in particular, but...y'know, just so I can pretend to make out with Rachel Maddow.
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