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Fake Dog for Home Security

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Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

#31

I can not stand thievery. And the brazen nature of it is so irksome. The fact that people need a fleet of security cameras and a fake dog to protect their home is ridiculous. These people should be caught and sent off to labor camps for a very, very long time.

I mean that's the "revenge" school of thought, but there's two others; "rehabilitation", where people are re-educated otherwise, and the more difficult one... why do people steal in the first place?

In practice it'll be things like poverty, lack of other opportunities, etc. Give people an education, gratifying jobs, a purpose in life and crime will drop.

But that sounds too much like socialism.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

#32

I met an older Australian woman that sailed around the world solo, and swore by the fake dog for scaring off opportunistic pirates. She didn’t carry a gun or other weapon. Just a cassette tape on repeat when anchored.

Why would pirates be scared of a dog though? They could just shoot it.

Outside the US most people don't carry guns, even pirates.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

#34
post #7

If the OP was in Europe he could be sued by the trespasser due to the GDPR for posting the trespasser photo on a website without his consent.

This was clearly a jab that went over the heads of a lot of folks. Thanks for the cheap guffaw.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

#36

"The dog has a lot of false positives" Wow, just like my real dog!

A sampling of things my lovable labrador has barked at over the last 48 hours:

- Birds

- Packages being delivered

- My neighbor, who he knows well, working in their back yard

- Me banging a door closed too hard

- A neighborhood cat taunting him on the sidewalk

- My kid dropping a toy on our hardwood

- ??? (He was barking at a closet door)

- Anytime I touch the hook where his leash hangs

- etc.

Still, love having his big bark around, even if when someone actually broke in he’d immediately befriend them.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

#37
I saw a rather comical sign posted in the first-floor window of a Philadelphia apartment. It had a silhouette of a German shepherd and text beneath, which read:

>I can get from the second-story floor to the front door in 1.2 seconds. Can you?

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

#38
post #7

If the OP was in Europe he could be sued by the trespasser due to the GDPR for posting the trespasser photo on a website without his consent.

Door needs a hint. "By entering this property without prior approval from the owner you agree to the terms and conditions (see link)".

But seriously, that's not how GDPR works, people are using it as a replacement term for privacy. GDPR is aimed at companies, not individuals running a blog. You could still sue just under regular civil law.

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