Home Invasion - Bad Ending

Damn Brits. They make it sound like he went out and murdered the BG. From what I read, he simply armed himself, set himself up in a familiar, defendable area, and took action when he needed to. The "lay in wait" comment is complete BS. The guy's 92yo, I think I'd be sitting in a comfortable armchair too if I were him :D
Furthermore, quoting him as saying "'These people aren’t worth any more to me than a groundhog," seems to serve no purpose other than to show Mr. Jones in a bad light. The fact that someone burglarized his house the way a groundhog would tear up his property seems to me to be an accurate and perfectly acceptable metaphor.
 
45_Auto said:
Who needs home invaders, if I thought I had to live like the post above I would just shoot myself and be done with it.
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It's not a matter of "living like that"... it's a matter of knowing how to reduce your odds of being victimized.

One of the recent scams here had teams of thieves quietly cruising neighborhoods on "trash night", looking for empty boxes for computers, TVs, Stereos and other valuables. They weren't so crass as to stop and inspect either. They used a low-light digital camera and noted the address, then kept a database of homes to hit.

Lots of burglaries occur after workmen act as eyes for thieves or pose as garage sale 'customers' who ask to borrow your bathroom.

It's just a matter of making sure that you reduce your odds.
 
With $200k in cash at home he would have been wise to use $5000-$10,000 of that for better home security. Could get quite a lot for that: film on windows and doors, reinforced doors and locks, perimeter warning, camera, yard fence and gate, alert dog, etc. with some warning he might have been able to get to a safer room and ward them off.

Was it a family member who blabbed about his cash at home?
 
I would agree; I have a friend with a comic collection worth a lot of money...but he complained about spending a few HUNDRED for a fire proof filing cabinet...would be better off spending a few THOUSAND on real security too but you can't convince everyone. As the valuee of the objects in your home goes up so does your risk; sooner or later someone will figure out what you have be it a Gardener, Tradesman, Door to Door salesman someone will get a clue that you have valuables in your home.
 
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