We live in a crazy world. Very rarely does a day go by without a story of a home break-in, a ring of identity thefts, or (sadly) an attack on some unsuspecting, unprepared individual. It can be frightening for a person like me with a wife and two young children. It was frightening for me before I got married. It will be particularly bad when my kids grow up and move out beyond my protection. But I'm not worried.
Our society should close and lock the doors to our homes, then nail them shut and wire them to small explosives such that they can never be opened. We should be attaching bars to all our windows and plugging them into the AC lines so that anyone that dares even look into our homes gets fried. We should have spotlights constantly scanning our property lines like a bad spy film from the 60's. But we don't.
Security concerns over the last two to three decades have led to a dizzying array of home protection products, self defense classes and products, and ways to watch over your "stuff" (nanny cams anyone?). We do spend a lot of money on this stuff as a whole, but do we spend it in the right places?
The purpose of this blog is to explain how to be protective and protected without being a prisoner. One needs to know how to protect one's home and one's self without feeling trapped. Throughout this blog, you will find tips, funny stories of stupid criminals, unfortunate stories of people that have been attacked, and more. They will all follow the same basic truths that I believe:
- People need to protect themselves and their families.
- People need to protect their property.
- People need to protect others within their community.
You may find that you do not believe one of those (some people give me fits about the last one), but they will all be found here. My hope is to garner a common sense about how to go about keeping yourself and those around you safe (or at least safer than before).
Photo by Arvind Balaraman
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