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Coventina

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78. There have been multiple murders in my neighborhood.

Reply to Tipperary (Reply #75)

Sun Jul 22, 2018, 12:51 PM

Jul 2018

And a couple who committed suicide together.

I think it's something in the water. (We live on a superfund site)

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So, my brother had a run-in with a would-be burglar the other day. [View all] Coventina Jul 2018 OP

"I'm not gonna kill a guy over a change jar!"- dchill Jul 2018 #1

Another comment was: "That guy would have left my house in a body bag!" Coventina Jul 2018 #3

The urge to kill is strong in the hateful and the fearful. dchill Jul 2018 #5

I guess. It must be a miserable way to live. n/t Coventina Jul 2018 #6

Yes. It's hateful and fearful, after all. dchill Jul 2018 #7

Agree completely. Right wing Christianity operates on fear. Coventina Jul 2018 #10

Same reason I am a free thinker! GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #48

Yes! I am so happy to be free of dogma. Coventina Jul 2018 #49

Yep. Me too GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #50

That's what I love about Buddhism. (In its most basic form) Coventina Jul 2018 #51

Ironically. I wear a jade Buddha pendant around my neck at all times! GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #63

Very cool! Coventina Jul 2018 #65

I don't own anything that I would kill over. panader0 Jul 2018 #9

Agree completely. Coventina Jul 2018 #16

A 335, that's saying a lot. There have been gunners right here who have Hoyt Jul 2018 #25

Yeah, Eko Jul 2018 #27

Neither would I but there are people that would kill someone for it frontierjoe Jul 2018 #29

I'm glad nobody was hurt! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2018 #2

My dear California Peggy, I do as well. Coventina Jul 2018 #4

In my neck of the woods people who have been caught breaking into homes are meth heads frontierjoe Jul 2018 #33

Her brother was lucky , that's all that happened frontierjoe Jul 2018 #31

Who would wear a gun Ohiogal Jul 2018 #8

IKR? It boggles the mind. Coventina Jul 2018 #11

I knew a park ranger (at a small Civil War re-enactment park) mythology Jul 2018 #34

I'd never have a gun in the house. I do have a pen-like pepper spray key chain at the front door hlthe2b Jul 2018 #12

That is truly terrifying! Coventina Jul 2018 #13

An alarm system works well. mercuryblues Jul 2018 #14

Agreed that alarm systems are better than guns. Coventina Jul 2018 #15

Locks, lights, alarms, and yes a gun in a quick access lock box in a desk draws is not a bad idea. aikoaiko Jul 2018 #17

So, one must have multiple guns in multiple hiding places around one's home? Coventina Jul 2018 #18

Different strokes for different folks. aikoaiko Jul 2018 #26

You can store a fire extinguisher safely on the kitchen counter. mythology Jul 2018 #35

They make small biometric lockboxes no bigger than the Joy of Cooking. aikoaiko Jul 2018 #37

There's nothing wrong with owning a gun if the person who owns it is responsible frontierjoe Jul 2018 #45

Yes, I scoff at the idea that guns in the home are generally a good idea. Coventina Jul 2018 #39

A good idea really doesn't play a role in it frontierjoe Jul 2018 #53

Somehow I've managed to live all my life without needing a gun. Coventina Jul 2018 #55

So have I frontierjoe Jul 2018 #59

I understand that rural living might call for mercy killings. Coventina Jul 2018 #60

I don't even own a handgun and I'm not a person who would encourage someone to buy one frontierjoe Jul 2018 #61

The statistics on that suggest that doing so is a bad idea. Coventina Jul 2018 #62

All I can talk about is my point of reference not other peoples. frontierjoe Jul 2018 #64

That's why statistical studies are important. Coventina Jul 2018 #66

I just don't look at people that way frontierjoe Jul 2018 #67

Everyone is different yes. But reality is reality. Coventina Jul 2018 #68

I'm talking about my reality frontierjoe Jul 2018 #69

You can make up whatever you want for your reality. Coventina Jul 2018 #81

From what I could find the estimates are frontierjoe Jul 2018 #71

Still doesn't change the fact that most guns kept for "protection" Coventina Jul 2018 #83

There was a murder in your neighborhood not too long ago, right Tipperary Jul 2018 #75

There have been multiple murders in my neighborhood. Coventina Jul 2018 #78

This is a response from someone who does not think ahead ProudLib72 Jul 2018 #19

Agree about the dogs. I do know statistically they are a deterrent. Coventina Jul 2018 #20

I think they're great notifiers if you're home Rorey Jul 2018 #23

We don't know exactly what happened of course, but there was evidence ProudLib72 Jul 2018 #38

I would imagine that the worst part.... Rorey Jul 2018 #73

Years ago, I awoke one night to moving flashlights and yelling. sinkingfeeling Jul 2018 #44

Now that's something to think about. A strange looking dog might be scarier than just a big dog ProudLib72 Jul 2018 #46

We have a security system Rorey Jul 2018 #21

Trash pandas are indifferent to cameras. Coventina Jul 2018 #22

Trash pandas Rorey Jul 2018 #24

this is someone KT2000 Jul 2018 #28

That's the impression I get as well. Coventina Jul 2018 #40

Gun fetishists live in a sordid Hollywood fantasy world. hunter Jul 2018 #30

I agree. The statistics are very clear on that. Coventina Jul 2018 #41

I have two sets of security systems Bayard Jul 2018 #32

How horrifying! How did you fight off the knife wielder? Coventina Jul 2018 #42

I was training for a half-marathon at the time Bayard Jul 2018 #72

My husband has a friend he has known since they met... 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #36

That, to me, sounds like someone living in perpetual fear. Coventina Jul 2018 #43

I agree. I cannot even imagine... 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #70

They lust so much over the idea of killing a person and getting away with it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #47

IKR? It's just so sick. n/t Coventina Jul 2018 #52

More guns do not stop more crimes, evidence shows mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #54

There are posters in this thread who disagree with the facts. Coventina Jul 2018 #56

Seems to be a lot of that going around on a lot of topics these days. mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #57

Agree, facts no longer seem to matter. Coventina Jul 2018 #58

I'm in a burb of Los Angeles County here we have wild coyotes Raine Jul 2018 #74

Agree with you completely. Gun toting vigilantes are dangerous. Coventina Jul 2018 #79

I have a simple rule, any one in my house or garage without my invite will face my Glock beachbum bob Jul 2018 #76

Yee haw! Coventina Jul 2018 #80

I know. Uninvited guests I assume mean harm to my household. beachbum bob Jul 2018 #82

As someone whose house was actually burglarized... GreenEyedLefty Jul 2018 #77