"Nick Hull" wrote in message
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| http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/...2005/08/11/a1e
| _ron_col_0811.html
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| Inventor has a sprinkler interconnected to burglar sensors so burglar
| gets wet. Apparently burglars do not like to get soaked by a sprinkler
| so they go somewhere else. Sounds interesting, no worries about false
| alarms.
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| Free men own guns, slaves don't
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I just had an idea, so perhaps someone can tell me how technically
feasible this is. The monitoring cameras about the shop are connected to
the web. The user gets a message on his cell phone that tells him that the
alarm has been tripped. His cell phone can go to the web and download the
images from the cameras, and make the decision about what to do. He can
also activate certain countermeasures in the areas and places he deems
appropriate. While the proper authorities are strolling over to respond,
the owner is more aware of the situation than them and can warn the police
that if he gets there first he starts shooting, so it's up to them to decide
if they wanted to summon an ambulance or not. This tends to speed the cops
up, regardless of how capable you are of carrying out that bluff.

There was this story I recall a long time ago about some homeowner than
had someone constantly breaking into his shed, despite repeated calls to the
cops. The cops were never in hurry every time, so eventually the homeowner
called back a minute after the initial call to state "Never mind, I shot him
myself." The cops showed up in a flash and caught the guy. They weren't at
all happy with his statement, but completely understood his reasoning.