I got dollar wrench attacked. How to stay safe? \ stacker news ~AskSN

Of course I see the value in posturing that you are irrational and will kill the robbers regardless of consequences since if they believe you they won't rob you.

Yeah, unfortunately the nash equilibrium is exactly what happens (even in gun happy USA) - people are robbed and that's it.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nerd2ninja 21 Apr

Oh they just rob and don't kill? Okay, I just don't give them my stuff them. They'll get bored eventually and leave right?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BallLightning 21 Apr

Problem solved 😀

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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 21 Apr

so the option is to let the robber to shoot you... right. The thugs are just LOL reading this.

69 sats \ 0 replies \ @fiatbad 21 Apr

Do you believe that petty-theft is a shootable offense?

There must be a line between a starving child stealing bread and an armed vault heist. Where is the line where it becomes okay to start blasting?

5 sats \ 2 replies \ @BallLightning 21 Apr

Usually in places where guns are disabled the third option is robber robs you and gets away. As a specific American band would sing "Sad but true".

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 21 Apr

Not only guns you can 3D print...

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 21 Apr

Its always nice to pull a knife in a gun fight ;)

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Very rare for anyone to have any kind of gun here . The thieves had knives

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Correct. The robbers had knives

37 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder 22 Apr

just dont get the entry level printer from aliexpress, source: me

52 sats \ 3 replies \ @jgbtc 21 Apr

Get an intimidating dog, like a Rottweiler, and keep them with you at all times.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

What about when your sleeping have the dogs on patrol outside or keep them inside?

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @jgbtc 22 Apr

Mine likes to sleep in the living room where he can keep an eye on everything. If anyone tried to come into the house he would bark like crazy. The main point is to be a deterrent. If someone tried to get in they would know there's a protective dog waiting for them. Would it stop someone very determined? Possibly not, but I would have plenty of advance warning.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 22 Apr

Yes exactly I like that our dog was inside and didn’t hear them going through the cars but she is a bit of a sook. But looks tough haha

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @flat24 21 Apr

I'm sorry, but I think that to protect your home and your family ... knowing how to handle a weapon and possess one, it could mean a big difference to when you don't have it and the situation requires it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

I agree but in Australia you’re not allowed to have them unless you have a farm or meet some strict requirements

They robbers had knives apparently

31 sats \ 3 replies \ @Signal312 21 Apr

How did they get in?

We were robbed a while back, similar in that the robbers just got into the garage but didn't enter the home.

Here's how they got into the garage. There was one car out in the driveway, normally locked but for some reason not locked that night. The bad guys were out there, checking cars in driveways to see if they were open, and then pressing garage door openers that they found inside the cars.

Then they opened the garage, and stole whatever they found (a nice bike, a few other items).

34 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Same issue we happened to leave cars unlocked so was easy pickings for them! They didn’t bother by the looks try to come in the house.

They hit the complete street and surrounded streets armed with knives just taking what they could carry easily

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 21 Apr

After the above robbery at our place, we changed the setup - garage door opener no longer a simple button in the car, instead with a keypad on the side of the house.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Ah yes nice move!

31 sats \ 2 replies \ @teemupleb 21 Apr

Jameson Lopp has written about this extensively

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @j7hB75 21 Apr

Links?

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @teemupleb 21 Apr

https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/security.html

89 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bitcoiner1 21 Apr

Here are some ideas:

Cameras and an alarm system.
If you want something way cheaper, just print a good size sticker with a Security Company logo and put it in your door.
Invest in a good and safe lock for your doors. The goal is to have a better lock than your neighbors.
Get a dog.
On the front door, put a good ligh activate by movement sensor.
Do not store your hardware wallets and the seeds in your house.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Like all this and will do them when our new house is built!

63 sats \ 6 replies \ @carter 21 Apr

I came to post this until I read to the end... Iono our HOA has a contract with the constables office

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Haha nice!

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @carter 21 Apr

yeah its about 100k a year but the crime reports month to month are regularly 0 (not counting "domestic disturbances") i think our dues are like 500 and include that and trash pickup not much more

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Yeah why not is that a gated community type set up?

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @carter 21 Apr

No we are the 2nd largest self run HOA in Texas no management company and can't levy fees. I think its 2.6k homes over a few streets no gates. We rent the upstairs of the fund office to the cops for 1$ a year so there is a large presence around us as its a hub for other HOA contracts in the area

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

That’s very interesting. I haven’t heard of anywhere doing something like that here but I’ll look into it

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @zapsammy 21 Apr

i see a few options:

move to a quieter neighborhood, further away from the big cities.
get better connected with ur neighbors - start a neighborhood watch.
get a big dog; make sure to entrain core obedience.
install cages around ur windows and doors. install double doors.
do not leave anything that looks valuable in plain sight, visible thru windows of the house or the car.
fake cameras (cheaper) that are motion activated and speak "hey, u are being recorded for ur own safety..."

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Great suggestions I’ll take them in my house build plans

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 21 Apr

What are you allowed to use for personal defense? Big knife? Boomerang?

My approach has been to move to a safer neighborhood, which is obviously more costly.

59 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

I feel our issue is we are staying at the in-laws while our house is built and they are in a rural town not to far from a not so good town so that isn’t helping.

We mainly use trained native animals like drop bears and crocodiles

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 21 Apr

So, you forgot to fill your car with crocodiles one night and this is what happened?

47 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 21 Apr

Correct Easter weekend I let the crocs have the night off and look what happens the rats come out

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Thisdaystacker 22 Apr

Better do the shooting than get shot

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 OP 22 Apr

Yes but I would end up in jail if I did that

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Thisdaystacker 22 Apr

It's better you get to court and tell the judge It was an act of self defence than have your corpse carried to the mortuary.

I rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Think about it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 OP 22 Apr

Yes I know what you’re saying but I’m not a killer. And I would be in trouble as I shouldn’t have a firearm in this country without a very hard to get permit