Don't wait till you are victimized to prepare! Protect your home, starting today.
Many think, "Gee, nothing has happened before so nothing will!" Remember, that is what every victim used to think! Not that you will become a victim of a crime if you think this. It's simply that it has no bearing. It's not like criminals are psychic and go after those who think they are invincible. It's largely CHANCE, location and opportunity. And those are not a function of your sense of odds.
A good self defense strategy is to have a weapon is every room. No, not a M16 or a machette, but anything that can function as a weapon, should you be confronted by an intruder.
Many things will suffice. That chair over there? The lamp Grandma Sue gifted you? The coffee stained cup on your table? That can be hurled at a thug, to at least send the message that you are no picnic. That can send them a packin!
Just look around your house. Sure, you love that chair! It's one of a kind. But, it could save your life, one day, and that supercedes it's intended value.
I have a baseball bat under my bed. And, in the living room, another one. In the kitchen is a steel bar. In the garage a multitude of potential weapons. Etc.
No. I'm not advocating that you adopt a survivalist mentality and live in fear. Though, if that's your bag...
I'm simply saying that self defense requires proactive planning and getting in touch with reality (i.e. just because it hasn't happened tells us nothing). As hard as it is for humans to understand, extrapolating the recent into infinity is ill-advised. The crook heeds not your predictions.
Matt Carr
