OT-Shooting

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
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In article , "Christina Websell"
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"ScratchMonkey" wrote in
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"Christina Websell" wrote in
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A criminal, burglar say, has no worry that the police who come to
catch him will be armed. They won't, so neither does he need to be,
and therefore he won't be and no-one will get shot.

Note that burglary is a non-confrontational crime. If I'm planning a
burglary, I'm going to set out to not encounter the victim or law
enforcement. So no need for a weapon. If I do encounter them, I still
don't
want a weapon because it escalates the penalty without giving any extra
ability to flee. And if I'm planning a confrontational crime (like a
mugging), I want to choose a weapon that's as scary as possible to keep
my
victim from attempting to flee.

I had some advice from an ex-burglar (reformed now.) It's certainly true
that they'd like to be in and out with the loot without encountering
anyone.
Anyway, this chap told me to leave a radio playing in the house, and then
they can't be sure if you are in or not and won't risk it. I always do
this
when I go out.
Worked so far..
And it's very true. If a radio is playing, it's very likely that someone
is
in and listening.

The problem is finding programming the cats like.

LOL! Mine is set to my local radio station, a mixture of talk and music.
The cats haven't objected up to now ;-)

Tweed

Sherry wrote:

Anyhoo I thought it was interesting to know what my "fight or flight"
response is. Unfortunately, I guess I was leaving the kitties to fend
for themselves. That's weird too.

Not really that weird. Cats would be unlikely to be in danger from the
average burglar. Remember, cats are really good hiders, and if the
burglar is only interested in taking stuff and getting out of there as
fast as possible, he's not going to go looking for your cats - if he even
knows they're there. As Catnipped said, it would have to be a real sicko
who would be there specifically to harm a living thing, and that's not
very likely. Most break-ins are about stealing.

I'll bet you'd have different instincts in a fire.

Joyce

Cheryl wrote:

When I heard about the shooting, after the first waves of saddness
for the families of those lost, I thought that Eric is jammin' with
Dime Bag Darrel. Pantera was one of his favorite bands.

That's a nice image, Cheryl.

Joyce

Christina Websell wrote:


I had some advice from an ex-burglar (reformed now.) It's certainly true
that they'd like to be in and out with the loot without encountering anyone.
Anyway, this chap told me to leave a radio playing in the house, and then
they can't be sure if you are in or not and won't risk it. I always do this
when I go out.
Worked so far..
And it's very true. If a radio is playing, it's very likely that someone is
in and listening.


We often leave on either the TV or radio for the cats. They need
entertainment too.

Pam S.

Stormin Mormon wrote:

I can see that we disagree. Well, since you have sarcastically and unfairly
twisted my words, I'll twist yours.



Sweetie, I value your posts, as a rule, but not when you get nasty.

Joyce is a warm and loving person. That being said, like most of us,
she needs to learn when to hit that send button and when to delete.
There are days, and threads, when I actually send about 3 in every 10
posts I write as a reply. There are some people whom I won't reply to
at all, as they send my blood pressure through the roof.

Please think before you hit that post button. We like to play nice in
here and sometimes that means ignoring those posts that we personally
find objectionable.

That being said. BOTH of you need to be nice, or we'll have to write
"does not play well with others" on your report cards.

Pam S. who knows there are a fair number of educators in here

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"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
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Last night, a guy walked into a crowded nightclub in my city, and
opened fire. Five are dead, two others wounded seriously, possibly
others wounded less seriously. The shooter was killed by a police
officer, or else more might be dead. He apparently shot the guitarist
of the band first.

Last night was also the anniversary of the assassination of John
Lennon.

When will this sort of madness stop?

It was also the 10th anniversary of my beloved Circe's crossing to the
Bridge.

I am really starting to dislike December 8th.

Ginger-lyn

Needs babes in his life.

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"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
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(Ginger-lyn Summer) had some very interesting
things to say about OT-Shooting:

Last night, a guy walked into a crowded nightclub in my city, and
opened fire. Five are dead, two others wounded seriously, possibly
others wounded less seriously. The shooter was killed by a police
officer, or else more might be dead. He apparently shot the guitarist
of the band first.

I saw something about that in my local paper. Any idea what the guy's
malfunction is?

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doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

What a babe!

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Sherry wrote:

Anyhoo I thought it was interesting to know what my "fight or flight"
response is. Unfortunately, I guess I was leaving the kitties to fend
for themselves. That's weird too.

Not really that weird. Cats would be unlikely to be in danger from the
average burglar. Remember, cats are really good hiders, and if the
burglar is only interested in taking stuff and getting out of there as
fast as possible, he's not going to go looking for your cats - if he even
knows they're there. As Catnipped said, it would have to be a real sicko
who would be there specifically to harm a living thing, and that's not
very likely. Most break-ins are about stealing.

I'll bet you'd have different instincts in a fire.

Joyce

In article ,
wrote:

Sherry wrote:

Anyhoo I thought it was interesting to know what my "fight or flight"
response is. Unfortunately, I guess I was leaving the kitties to fend
for themselves. That's weird too.

Not really that weird. Cats would be unlikely to be in danger from the
average burglar. Remember, cats are really good hiders, and if the
burglar is only interested in taking stuff and getting out of there as
fast as possible, he's not going to go looking for your cats - if he even
knows they're there. As Catnipped said, it would have to be a real sicko
who would be there specifically to harm a living thing, and that's not
very likely. Most break-ins are about stealing.

I'll bet you'd have different instincts in a fire.

Joyce

There have been some...interesting...police reports of a burglar calling
911. He was minding his own criminal business, searching for loot with a
penlight, when a fully clawed Siamese, screaming its battle cry, leaped
from a refrigerator top onto his head.

Howard Berkowitz wrote:

There have been some...interesting...police reports of a burglar calling
911. He was minding his own criminal business, searching for loot with a
penlight, when a fully clawed Siamese, screaming its battle cry, leaped
from a refrigerator top onto his head.

Belongs in the Stupid Criminals File.

Joyce