I've seen a few episodes of this new series on Discovery Channel. The basic premise is that these two former burglers (now gone legit) drive through various neighborhoods looking for a house that they think is ripe for the picking. One guy then leaves to get ready, while the other guy goes and knocks on the door and convinces the homeowners to let his partner rob their home while they watch on closed-circuit TV from the street.
I have to say this is a very eye-opening thing to watch. I have yet to see the guy take less than a minute and ahlf getting into someone's home. He can also make off with most of your valuables in under ten minutes. This guy finds practically everything in the house that has any value. What's most amazing, I think, is how most people are so less protected than they think they are. One couple even had two dogs that did nothing but follow they guy around while he was robbing them blind- he gave the dogs chew toys even.
Afterward, they bring it all back, explain the how's and why's of what happened, then set the people up with all new security.
Very interesting program, and definately worth watching at least one episode to help evaluate just how vulnerable you are.
It Takes a Thief
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It Takes a Thief
Makora
Too often it seems it is the peaceful and innocent who are slaughtered. In this a lesson may be found that it may not be prudential to be either too peaceful or too innocent. One does not survive with wolves by becoming a sheep.
Too often it seems it is the peaceful and innocent who are slaughtered. In this a lesson may be found that it may not be prudential to be either too peaceful or too innocent. One does not survive with wolves by becoming a sheep.
