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Bogie Shooter 03-07-2014 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Cajulian (Post 841280)
Bogie, sometimes you are just hysterically funny!

I guess it takes having experienced personally being violated, for yourself or a family member to understand why someone would feel it is important to them to have some level of security to monitor or protect themselves in their home.

I wouldn't call that Paranoia at all. I would call that Wise, especially at the rate of these regular Break-ins within The Villages and the occasional attack of individuals at public business areas outside the Villages.

Just my opinion and thoughts. We all don't have to agree, that's a good quality.

:) :) :)
The loaded gun was the trigger.............................

Bogie Shooter 03-07-2014 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 841293)
It is understandable that as the population in the tri-county increases it will increase with all types of people good and bad.

What concerns me is the boldness of many of these crimes.

There is a controversy taking a collision course here. People understand The Villages has no formal police force and can never have one. Where does this leave lady Lake police , Sumter Lake and Marion County sheriffs, etc.
How do the county commissioners view protect and serve their towns vis a vis The Villages? Is Community Watch being used effectively? What is the efficacy of Community Watch?

Are residents of The Villages targeted any more than other homes in other communities?

The gates are they creating a false positives obstructing their efficacy ?

These are growing pangs for The Villages and you wonder if leadership is taking notice or are they too busy talking about the renovation of rec centers?
As you know we cannot have a cop on every corner or a patrol car passing our house every fifteen minutes. That being said I think that all the policing units you mention are doing a helluva job catching these bad guys!

rubicon 03-07-2014 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by samhass (Post 841173)
I think it is a matter of time before one of these break-ins ends violently.
samhass: prescience

57ChevyFI 03-07-2014 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by birdawg (Post 841078)
OH OK, Let's see everytime I leave the house I drive around the block to see if anyone is watching the house. I now pay for a security system, I now keep a loaded gun in the house. I guess I'm Just a lucky guy in the villages.
Good point I hear people comparing the Villages to Chicago and Washington DC all the time.

e-flyer 03-07-2014 06:31 PM
Better to keep the loaded gun on your hip…..unless your sleeping :-)

billethkid 03-07-2014 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 57ChevyFI (Post 841424)
Good point I hear people comparing the Villages to Chicago and Washington DC all the time.
and were these people wearing tin foil hats and able to walk a straight line?
Chicago? Washington DC?:a20::1rotfl:

Bogie Shooter 03-07-2014 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 57ChevyFI (Post 841424)
Good point I hear people comparing the Villages to Chicago and Washington DC all the time.
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villagerjack 03-07-2014 08:34 PM
Drama

gpirate 03-07-2014 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 841291)
Driving around the block and returning sure sounds like paranoia but whatever floats your boat, I guess.

Remember, though, if you keep a loaded gun in the house, it will be stolen if your home is burgeled.

I think the monitored security system is smart.

Chances are that you will not be at home at the time of a break-in. That gun does you no good at all in that case, does it? Just gives the robber a gun.
Not all true. It seems they are after jewelry and I have not heard anyone mention a weapon being stolen. Maybe they are checking these post to see whom is against guns and whom is not. Then bang they go steal jewelry knowing they will not be shot.

gpirate 03-07-2014 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 57ChevyFI (Post 841424)
Good point I hear people comparing the Villages to Chicago and Washington DC all the time.
NO one is going to out do Chicago for killings. Comparing TV to Chicago is ridiculous.

chuckinca 03-07-2014 09:29 PM
Actually; Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee all have higher homicide rates than Illinois .
And Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania are close behind.

Murder Rates Nationally and By State | Death Penalty Information Center


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dbussone 03-07-2014 09:34 PM
Chicago May be in IL but IL hardly has the same murder rate.

chuckinca 03-07-2014 09:39 PM
Illinois population is around 12.8 Mil

Chicago metro is around 9.5 Mil



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dbussone 03-07-2014 09:43 PM
The point of the poster was the comparison of cities not states. I understand statistics

What is the homicide rate in Chicago compared to TV by whatever method you choose!

TNLAKEPANDA 03-07-2014 09:53 PM
People who break into homes are looking for items they can turn into quick cash. Install an alarm system like SimpleSafe that is not very expensive and it totally wireless and monitored. Protect your self and exercise your second amendment rights... own and learn how to use a gun. It could save your life.


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