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The following tips are
provided in good faith
and no responsibility
can be accepted for
their efficacy.
NB:
It
is vital that you assess
your situation before
acting in self-defence,
in many situations you
are powerless to act and
the prudent course would
be to give up your
possessions in favour of
your and your family's
safety.
Now
that we have said that,
let's talk about the
things we can do to
protect ourselves, to
exercise our right as
citizens to safety and
security!
Firstly, you are invited
to participate in
sharing your experience
with us if it will add
value to the safety of
our fellow citizens
(friends), notice the
invitation is for your
experience in fighting
crime, NOT your
experiences of crime,
this is not a crime
stories venue, it is a
solutions-to-crime
venue, thank you for
your understanding.
(Give your advice via
email in the "contact
us" page.)
Ok,
we will need to break
down our tips into
categories:-
Car type
crime
(hijacking, theft from,
theft of, vulnerability,
drunkenness etc)
House
type crime
(burglary, violence,
etc.)
Very important 2 know for your security at home...
Palisade fencing - A normal car jack is being used to open and thus separate the vertical bars on palisade fencing thus allowing criminals to walk through fencing and remove objects or prepare cars for hijacking.
Electric fencing - It's simple. Take a length of wood with two nails attached, push it through two wires, and voila, the current is re-directed causing no harm to the criminal but does in fact damage and disable your electric fence which inevitably still costs you in repairs. Another method of deactivation is by jumper cables. Simply redirect current and the result is - No alarm. Sadly in so many instances where people have electric fencing, they don't even activate the fences.
The criminals know this.
To disable a motorized gate - simply pour petrol over it and set alight. This allows for the gate to be moved open without too much difficulty and don't be surprised at how easily your car was removed.
The best part is this - The very latest trend is to place a burning CD in an open window of a home. The toxic fumes serve to drug the inhabitants. The effects are very deep sleep to awaken a few hours later, feeling very drowsy. Whilst asleep, the criminals have free access and reign to everything in your home. The terrifying part is that you cannot even protect yourself. You simply go to sleep.
It is important that we know how these crimes are committed. Remember crime is very big business in South Africa. Forewarned is forearmed.
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Public
type crime
(muggings in the street,
near banks, taxi ranks,
etc)
Business
type crime
(theft from
employers/employees,
fraud, inside informers
shoplifting etc)
School
type crime
(scholars bullying,
stealing etc)
Women and
Children type crime
(abuse, violence, rape
etc)
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