Here's a new one that I'll post as a warning.
Had one of my high end clients, in a very prominent area, robbed while he was out of the country. The police said they had about 20 in the last couple of weeks, and they had an interesting approach to their robberies.
They apparently go door to door and knock to see if anyone is home. If someone DOES answer, they say they just moved into the area and are greeting their "new neighbors". If no one answers, they break in.
They just got away with small items, like jewelery and cameras and whatnot - stuff they can conceal upon exit - but that stuff can add up to thousands of $$, and somethings are irreplaceable.
Just another thing to worry about in a world full of ***holes.
So, always try to remember the faces and characteristics of people that come to your door for seemingly harmless reasons. You never know...
As far as the controversy over violence to another human being, I'm a little ashamed to say that I'm pro-violence in the act of protecting my hard earned property. It's not like we sit around all day gabbing by the watercooler - we work for a living.
Taking a mans tools with which he makes a living is right up with with horse-theiving in the old west. A hanging offence...
