valhalla360 wrote:
PastorCharlie wrote:
The cables add about another 30-60 seconds to removing the cat. It is surprising what one can do in a second who is trained in their profession. LSU football team made a touchdown in 1 second.
Tools needed: Battery powered high speed cut-off tool.
I'd be surprised if it takes that long.
As far as "deterrent"...by the time they see the orange paint and bondage cables, they are already underneath the rig and committed.
Also, if you do manage to annoy them, do they cut something else while they are under to get back at you? Wouldn't take but a few seconds, to nick some electrical or hydraulic lines.
I've heard this philosophy before (don't anger the criminals). I understand why someone would suggest this as yes there is a chance that someone *could* do something out of anger if you've protected your property. I 100% understand that logic.
But then I consider the flip side of that argument....Should I remove the catalytic converter ahead of time for the criminal and just leave it on the ground with a thank you note? This way they almost certainly will be happy with me and the chances of them slashing my tires or damaging anything else under my RV goes way down almost to 0%... With that logic, I should also leave me RV external compartments not only unlocked, but open slightly so thieves know they don't need to break my compartment locks or compartment doors....and I should leave my RV unlocked so they don't break a window or door to get in if they want. Should this thinking extend to my other cars and my home residence also? Should I leave my doors unlocked and windows open at my house so that I don't anger a thief who wants to steal from me or harm me? Should I remove the password to login to my laptop in case someone wants to steal it and then they get angry and damage it and decide they want to damage other things because they are upset? Is putting a password on my online banking accounts a bad idea? If someone tries to access my online banking accounts and cannot steal all my money, maybe they get really angry and decide to come and do me bodily harm??
Seems like the choices are...
a) Do nothing except what normal people do (lock their doors, windows, and then just "hope" the odds game runs in your favor forever...)
b) Make it overly simple for any would be thief to walk away with any of your belongings at any time simply because you don't want to upset a criminal so that maybe they don't do any additional damage...
c) Take some simple, inexpensive, hopefully effective steps to try to tilt the odds in your favor that you will not become a victim of theft by making it harder on criminals to steal from you so they will likely just move on to another target
I'll choose "C" and take my chances. Everyone gets to make their own choice. I wish you all the best of luck as I truly hate criminals and I hope they don't steal from you (or me) next.
I personally would never want to have a face to face with a criminal while they are trying to steal from me. That doesn't interest me (even though I'm a supporter of the 2nd Amendment). I don't even want to PERSONALLY cause harm to criminals (...probably mostly because I'd be fearful they or their crew would want revenge). But that doesn't stop me from enjoying hearing about "when bad things happen to criminals" like this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC89-OzCdJs
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn8iMw3Hesw
or
https://sfist.com/2022/04/13/man-run-over-and-killed-while-attempting-to-steal-catalytic-converter-in-sacramento/
Safe travels!
Chris
