On 05/02/2018 04:31, Bill Wright wrote:
On 04/02/2018 21:56, dennis@home wrote:
On 04/02/2018 21:12, Bill Wright wrote:

A bellbox with a flashing LED tells a burglar that you don't have a
real alarm.

Bill

Then he finds out that he was wrong when the alarm goes off.

But the purpose of the alarm is deterrence. Once they're in the damage
is done. The psychological effect on the resident is the main thing.

Burglars do regard a flashing bellbox as a possible bluff, and are more
likely to enter the property than if they see a normal bellbox.

Flashing lights on bell boxes are common on real alarms.
Burglars would have to be pretty thick not to know that.
They have been common since LEDs were affordable.

Real alarm companies fit them so the burglars know its not a dummy.


It's the same with CCTV cameras. Never ever install a camera that looks
like it might be a fake, even if it isn't.

Given what you have said then they all look like fakes to burglars. 8-)


Bill