House was nearly broken into Saturday.

[XAGSV8]

Saturday night I get home a 1.45 and about 2.00am I hear my gate open but think nothing of it thinking it was next doors gate again. A few seconds later I hear this noise near my back window and some bastard was trying to get in thinking nobody was home. I stuck my head out and scared the living crap out of him and he ran off so quick I didn't get a chance to get out the door to get him. Anyway called the cops and they eventually found him so he dropped his bike, ripped of his shirt and ran away. I reckon he was checking my place out previously because he new his way around all my security lights without turning them on and there has been evidence of somebody trying to get into the house in the past. Lucky the bugger got away because if I caught him I probably be up on assualt charges right now. Anyway thats my rant for the day.

man thats ed up

[SunDrifter]

Buy more Security lights mate, scum like that don't give up too easily.

You've got a computer right? Its not too hard to setup a web cam to motion-detect monitor an entrance to your house if need be.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by SunDrifter

Buy more Security lights mate, scum like that don't give up too easily.

You've got a computer right? Its not too hard to setup a web cam to motion-detect monitor an entrance to your house if need be.

And hook it up to a gun as well ... LOL

[XYGTHO]

Hey mate. Yer its getting worse in this supposed respectable town of ours. You hear of so many more breakins and murders and stuff lately. I'd get a good gaurd dog if you have a secured yard. My parents are in the Nabour Hood Watch and the cops come and talk to them all the time. They found a piece of paper which showed every house that did and didn't have a dog in our area and the where only targeting the houses which didn't have dogs. Makes it hard if renting or something though. I'd get a rotty or doberman. We've had doberman for years, very trustworthy dogs.

[MITCHAY]

When i get my house im gettin the b**ch wired up like nothing else. Gonna have those roller shutters on every door and window. Will have some cameras aswell. Get a huge dog or 2. And then as a fail safe maybe some landmines wont go astray lol.

At least when your at home you have the chance to knock em for six. Screw the law if anyone breaks in when im home then i have every right to kick the living daylights outta them.

[CongoAU2]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

When i get my house im gettin the b**ch wired up like nothing else. Gonna have those roller shutters on every door and window. Will have some cameras aswell. Get a huge dog or 2. And then as a fail safe maybe some landmines wont go astray lol.

At least when your at home you have the chance to knock em for six. Screw the law if anyone breaks in when im home then i have every right to kick the living daylights outta them.

I would not worry bout gettng roller shutters as the scum of the world only need a screwdriver to pop the shutter off the wall. They are only plastic plugged into the wall.

well at least you got home when you did could have been a lot worse. out:

A guy that i work with had his house try to be broken into, and he caught him in his backyard. gave the guy three warning to not try and get past cause the police were on the way over. And the scum came at him anyway so my mate cracked him in the top of the head with a golf club. split his head wide open. police came threatened him he could be charged but said it was up to the burgular, but if he pressed charges it would basically admit himself he was trying to break in. so you wouldn't get in trouble, crack the scum out all you want. :evil_laug

[FRDXR6]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

At least when your at home you have the chance to knock em for six. Screw the law if anyone breaks in when im home then i have every right to kick the living daylights outta them.

I think in South Africa you are actually allowed to shoot and kill people breaking into your property due to the high numbers of crime there. Not sure if this laws still around though...

[NC 5ltr]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

When i get my house im gettin the b**ch wired up like nothing else. Gonna have those roller shutters on every door and window. Will have some cameras aswell. Get a huge dog or 2. And then as a fail safe maybe some landmines wont go astray lol.

You cant forget the mote and the draw bridge

[The Dok]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Get a huge dog or 2. And then as a fail safe maybe some landmines wont go astray lol.

I'm tipping if you get a HUGE dog or 2, the "landmines" will automatically appear!!!
:MrT_anim:

[XD-Machine]

Originally Posted by XYGTHO

Hey mate. Yer its getting worse in this supposed respectable town of ours. You hear of so many more breakins and murders and stuff lately. I'd get a good gaurd dog if you have a secured yard. My parents are in the Nabour Hood Watch and the cops come and talk to them all the time. They found a piece of paper which showed every house that did and didn't have a dog in our area and the where only targeting the houses which didn't have dogs. Makes it hard if renting or something though. I'd get a rotty or doberman. We've had doberman for years, very trustworthy dogs.

yeah i like dobermens (never had one) and i get one over a rotty, plus the movies make um out to be a bad *** killing machine so nobody screws with your house or property.

[Mechan1k]

I stayed out in my new house the other night ... and there's nothing around .... it's that quiet at night ... my ears were ringing ... even that quite that I could hear the trucks on Putty road (7km away).

So if someone tries something at night .... I'd hear the main gate open or the fence creak (100-200m away) before anyone got near to the house.

Then when they set the sensor light off ... they'll be blinded with a 1500W floodlight ... LMAO

[Heeno]

take no mercy if you catch one of those pricks, don't know why the law protects them, there scum and should be treated like scum, cleaned up and throwen away!

[Steffo]

Why do people do these things?

If you want your own surveillance, get one of these...

http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_p...tegory_id]=188

And add a few of these to it...

http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/index....;category_id]=

[sbutler]

Dont worry about an assult charge, if you catch him belt pick handles outa him then call the cops & tell them there are guys fighting out the front of your house, could they come & break them up. They might not lock him up for house breaking but you'll feel better.......

[Gunns]

Originally Posted by sbutler

Dont worry about an assult charge, if you catch him belt pick handles outa him then call the cops & tell them there are guys fighting out the front of your house, could they come & break them up. They might not lock him up for house breaking but you'll feel better.......

I like your thinking. If it happen to me the ***** better have health cover.

[Heeno]

i've spoken to a cop about this and he told me that you could flog them silly and say he tryed to attack you first, making you fear for your life and retaliate in self defence. no assult charges can be laid :hihi: and you get to beat the p!ss outta scum

[Shonky]

Yeah I don't think I would be holding back if some ******** tried to steal from me... As sbutler has said, if you plead self defence you are unlikely to be charged.

Be careful of loopholes in the law though... Such as the one that allowed the victims of a break and enter to be sued because the burglar tripped over a child safety barrier at the top of a flight of stairs and ended up in a wheelchair.

[3Toed]

Originally Posted by GSWXA

Lucky the bugger got away because if I caught him I probably be up on assualt charges right now. Anyway thats my rant for the day.

Originally Posted by Heeno

take no mercy if you catch one of those pricks, don't know why the law protects them, there scum and should be treated like scum, cleaned up and throwen away!

My motto: no body; no crime. :

Glad to spotted him before he did/broke/took anything though.

[Walkinshaw]

Good to see the individual was of sound mind to rip his shirt off.

WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU DO THIS???

Good on you for being vigilant enough to go outside and see whats up.

[XAGSV8]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

Good to see the individual was of sound mind to rip his shirt off.

WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU DO THIS???

Good on you for being vigilant enough to go outside and see whats up.

Funny thing is when he ran away and ripped his shirt off he forgot his bike (probably was not his) and the cops got that. I gave the cops a good description of him so it would not supprise me if he's done it before and knows to get rid of clothing

I went and played paintball on the weekend and I was thinking I would love to have one of these in the house because they sting a little bit when they hit you and being semi automatic it would be quite fun (pitty a gun license is needed for these).

[bindi]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

Good to see the individual was of sound mind to rip his shirt off.

WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU DO THIS???

Yes it is odd...

I am quite surprised by some of the responses here, a bit knee-jerk imho. Do you really want to sink to their level? It's just a break-in, let them take your stuff if it means you aren't going to get seriously hurt or even worse, killed.

It's just possessions, they don't really matter in the scheme of things. You can always claim on insurance and/or buy replacements (in most cases - but really, who's got a Van Gogh?). It's better than being in gaol for beating or killing someone...

And certainly preferable to being dead all over.

[Heeno]

Originally Posted by bindi

It's just possessions, they don't really matter in the scheme of things. You can always claim on insurance and/or buy replacements (in most cases - but really, who's got a Van Gogh?). It's better than being in gaol for beating or killing someone....

i hear what your saying, but some things can't be replaced, you know centimental stuff

[XAGSV8]

Originally Posted by bindi

Yes it is odd...

I am quite surprised by some of the responses here, a bit knee-jerk imho. Do you really want to sink to their level? It's just a break-in, let them take your stuff if it means you aren't going to get seriously hurt or even worse, killed.

It's just possessions, they don't really matter in the scheme of things. You can always claim on insurance and/or buy replacements (in most cases - but really, who's got a Van Gogh?). It's better than being in gaol for beating or killing someone...

And certainly preferable to being dead all over.

I see your point but I also had something very important in the house which was my family.

[bindi]

Originally Posted by GSWXA

I see your point but I also had something very important in the house which was my family.

Oh yeah of course they are the most important thing, but if you are peaceful then most burglars would not get aggrivated and do something rash, like hurt you or your family. Well, that's kinda what I would HOPE - geez, I am so peace-love-mungbeans I even make myself sick... I will shut up now.

[Dezza]

A couple of years ago, mum was getting the car serviced so the carport was empty. She was at home, and a car came up the driveway and pulled up on the grass just outside the house. Mum walked to the door, and when they saw her, they took off at an excessive rate. Lucky she was there because they looked very suspicious.

Now though, our Whippet would probably scare off any intruders! When we have visitors, he starts barking, and it is nearly impossible to shut him up.

[Feathers]

Walking home from school one day with my mum we noticed a car in the cul-de-sac next to our house, with a woman driving and a man leaning in the passenger's side window. They seemed to be arguing, but as we got closer he got in the car and they drove off.
Once we got home we noticed that the house had been broken into, back door glass was smashed.
Didn't notice anything missing initially. They went through drawers and cupboards, but only took our el cheapo Kmart fishing rods.
Later we found my Dad's chainsaw out in the yard, so we thought that the people we saw were arguing over if the guy should go back and get it or not.

[gtfpv]

YEP THEY ARE SLACK WITH NO RESPECT for anyone . i've had things stolen 3 times from my front yard. garden lights. i replaced them 2 weeks later and they came back and got them agian . , took my hose real as well. then last week took my bird bath. . all happenned over a 4 year period. end result is . can't have anything in the front that can be carried away . and i live in an upmarket new estate.whataya do. at least i have a bad **** german shephard in the backyard.

[MrQuan]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

YEP THEY ARE SLACK WITH NO RESPECT for anyone . i've had things stolen 3 times from my front yard. garden lights. i replaced them 2 weeks later and they came back and got them agian . , took my hose real as well. then last week took my bird bath. . all happenned over a 4 year period. end result is . can't have anything in the front that can be carried away . and i live in an upmarket new estate.whataya do. at least i have a bad **** german shephard in the backyard.

You could put another bad-*** german shephard in the front yard! ...but these days I guess you risk being sued : Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

The thing that get me p!ssed off is how these vandals and theives are protected by the law, to the extent where they can sue you after braking into your home!! Who's the bloody victim?

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by MrQuan

You could put another bad-*** german shephard in the front yard! ...but these days I guess you risk being sued : Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

The thing that get me p!ssed off is how these vandals and theives are protected by the law, to the extent where they can sue you after braking into your home!! Who's the bloody victim?

If you have warning signs, BEWARE OF DANGEROUS DOG etc, and someone still breaks in, and the dog gobbles them up, no fault of yours.

Same thing, if you tell someone to leave your property, and they don't, and then attack you, and you bash their face in with a tyre iron, you're free of charge, as you had asked them to leave and they didn't.

Originally Posted by FRDXR6

I think in South Africa you are actually allowed to shoot and kill people breaking into your property due to the high numbers of crime there. Not sure if this laws still around though...

In most states in the USA, you can do that. If someone breaks into your house/trespasses on your property with the intent to cause you harm (like carrying a knife or a weapon or something), you have every right to pull out a .50 AE Desert Eagle and blow their face off.

Oh, and I know a guy who's dad goes on business trips to South Africa frequently. The townhouses they lived at (they called it 'compound') had a big brick wall around them, with a barbed wire fence, a bit steel gate with two guards stations, and guards with assault rifles everywhere. So yes, break into a house there, you'll get shot up alright.