Lock Your Doors

[Ichiban]

Sorry to revive a zombie thread, but...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1566887635217514498

[Duelist]

1-none of that probably would have happened if he’d locked the damn door.
2-seconds? Seconds? If the guy had been only mildly determined (instead of mentally disturbed or high, as this guy appeared to be), he’d have let the count run down and said, “Now what, m-f?” If he’d been really determined, and had a gun in the bag the homeowner allowed him to open, well, it would have been ugly.

3-see one.

[Ichiban]

Reviving the zombie thread once again.

I think I'd be in jail.
https://twitter.com/NoContextHumans/...07134987288672

[HeavyDuty]

Reviving the zombie thread once again.

I think I'd be in jail.
https://twitter.com/NoContextHumans/...07134987288672

I’d need to repaint the foyer walls.

[Rick R]

Reviving the zombie thread once again.

I think I'd be in jail.
https://twitter.com/NoContextHumans/...07134987288672

From the accents the best the homeowner could do is offer up tea and biscuits instead of a heaping helping of American style 00.

[ragnar_d]

From the accents the best the homeowner could do is offer up tea and biscuits instead of a heaping helping of American style 00.

Yup. Happened over across the pond. The excuses for the behavior seem to be the same though. "He's a good boy," "He's doing so well in school," "He hasn't had a father figure since he was 2," and on and on.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-videos.html

[Bucky]

Now, here’s something to think about. In the Indianapolis case, the husband told police he deliberately left the door unlocked. He didn’t want to be bothered carrying keys when he walked to the nearby gym to work out. That combination of laziness and willful naivete cost his wife her life. As far as I’m concerned, he should be charged with Reckless Endangerment, which is exactly what he did. “But I don’t want to live in fear.”, the wide-eyed sheep says. Locking your doors is not living in fear, any more than wearing a seat belt in traffic or having a fire extinguisher in your home is. Locking your doors is simply taking a reasonable precaution against a real and foreseeable threat.
This is a perfect example of a preventable tragedy. Complacency and willful naivete combine to get decent people killed.

That’s a bit harsh, wouldn’t you say?

[HeavyDuty]

That’s a bit harsh, wouldn’t you say?

I agree with Tom.

[Tom Givens]

That’s a bit harsh, wouldn’t you say?

Yes, reality IS harsh.

In the 21st century, no one should have to be told to lock the door when you leave your home with your wife and children inside, sleeping.

How hard would it have been to put a house key in the pocket of his gym shorts?

[Bucky]

Yes, reality IS harsh.

In the 21st century, no one should have to be told to lock the door when you leave your home with your wife and children inside, sleeping.

How hard would it have been to put a house key in the pocket of his gym shorts?

It shouldn’t be a crime not to lock your door. He lost his wife, and now should be thrown in jail? The lost wife is the harsh reality.

Who is the say if the door was locked that the same outcome wouldn’t have happened? Sure, bashing the door down will make a lot of noise, but there’s a lot of other way to break into a home without making much noise.