Think like a criminal!
By Fleur
@Fleura (30399)
United Kingdom
January 8, 2018 4:51am CST
Have you ever looked at your home/car/possessions as an ‘outsider’?
It’s interesting to see things from a different point of view, and it’s especially easy in winter. It’s funny how many people don’t close their curtains or blinds in the evenings when they have the lights on; a person passing by outside can see really clearly everything in the room but can’t be seen from inside. You literally do not know who can be standing outside watching you.
Then there are the things that give away whether you are there or not, or when you are likely to be back. Could someone looking in see a pile of uncollected mail on your doormat? Could they see keys hanging on a hook on the wall? Could they see your slippers by the door? Do you have a calendar or noticeboard that can be seen through a window, that shows when you are on holiday or away for work? Of course if you announce your intentions on various social media then you may as well put a big sign up outside telling the world you are away from home!
It’s interesting to ‘scout out’ your own home as if you were considering whether it was worth breaking in – try it and see what you find out!
All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2018.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
9 Jan 18
i remember, @jabouk, that you wrote about 2 guys "passing through" your garden and you were quick to apprehend them.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 18
@hereandthere Yes, I sent them off pretty quick 
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@stringer321 (5644)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
30 Apr 18
Now, that I work as a security guard, I imagine possible events that can happen. I sometimes tell the security managers that something can happen if we don't keep an eye on this and that.
I wish there was some cooperation between the neighbors, to check for strangers that get into the neighborhood, tell where they are going to, see what they are doing, maybe ask them who they are going to...
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@stringer321 (5644)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
30 Apr 18
I hope children still play outside and have fun, at least until the evening. Maybe the neighbors can gather a night patrol or pay some security company to do that, to keep an eye on the streets.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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9 Jan 18
There's been a spate of burglaries in the village where Mumsy lives, all during the day, probably after having been sussed out by the thieving g!ts. There used to be a programme on the telly with that bloke who was formerly a professional burglar, showing how their minds worked.
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@Fleura (30399)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 18
Yes, sometimes walking in during the day is easier than sneaking around at night; if you look confident most of the time no-one will challenge you, especially in the sort of area where people don't know their neighbours. Anyone could just put on some overalls and look as if they are there to do some work and probably 9 times out of ten no-one will pay any attention.
From the evening to the morning I must use the curtain as an outsider can`t see what`s happening in my home.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
9 Jan 18
i'm always checking the gate at the back because sometimes it's left open.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
10 Jan 18
You make a good point, most people just feel safe in their own home and they aren't.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
8 Jan 18
These good things do and make sure that no one can see inside your home and do not have unwanted mail sitting around for someone to think you are not home so they can break in. If I have to go out I do not put our thing up that people can see in.
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