[Artemisia] What thieves look for, be a hard target

[Fyrdman]

Sound advice from Earl Alan.
A sword, may peak a burglars interst, however, the armour, the shields 
are just too darned heavy and bulky.  You know, you lug 'em around from 
the car to your camp site and to the field.  Most burglars, thieves etc, 
would rather steal your tele, DVDs, jewlery...things they can move 
around easily and things a fence will give them money for or things they 
can give to their dealer for their next fix.  Remeber, these guy do not 
like heavy lifting or work for that matter.

I have yet to see a case where a shield or banner or suit of nasty 
smelling armour has been pinched.


dearlalan at srv.net wrote:

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>Be a hard target.  Use motion lights, dogs, alarms and good neighbors, as
>Tangle suggested.  Remember the bad boys don't think like you do, so
>trying to "understand" them is usually futile.  They're basically another
>species that looks alot like regular people.  
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Except alot skinnier with their teeth and hair falling out.  Twitchy 
sons a guns. too.  :)


Sounds like Tangle, with all due respect,
 has watched too much Discovery Channel.
Alarms do not work.  A burglar can get inside, find what he wants, and 
split before the call is even dispatched.
Could they do without the headache?  Sure.  Will they move on to another 
house, maybe, unless they know
what they seek is inside.  Your right, though, they will usually seek 
the path of least resistance, but buy a system
with an external claxon.  Let the neighbors know so they peek out and 
get descriptions or plates.
In some cities, the PD does not even respond to them unless it is a 
business that sells guns.
Over 94 plus percent are false alarms caused buy user error or weather 
conditions.  It was determined
in the jurisdiction where I live that it would take seven to ten full 
time officers to handle nothing but alarm drops.

If someone wants in your house, they'll get in.  Besides, you take your 
SCA stuff with you when you leave on the weekends, right.  ;)
Your "security expert" does have some good points.  A pro can usually 
assess with in seconds after entering your home whether it is worth his 
while or not.  Most are just junkies or tweekers who want that quick 
easy to pawn stuff.  Your garage should not be neglected either because 
they will sooner steel you toolsthan your shield or armigers cloak.

Oh, and Tangle, are associating with known felons.  Perhaps someone 
should let the Kindom Sheriff know about that.

Cynric