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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2975358" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>I think you are right, by and large... the everyday burglary, messing with people kind of stuff. But then you see some of these folks who tend to try to step up out of the area they are familiar with, I guess? Like in this story, these people apparently (from later comments by the driver) try to move out into nicer areas to get nicer stuff. I don't think it's all that common, and I think there are reasons for it. For instance, perhaps the "brighter" thugs who are ripping people off to support themselves might actually realize that more affluent neighborhoods and homes have a number of things you don't see often in "tha hood" which would increase their chances of apprehension or getting themselves dead.</p><p></p><p>1. More likely to have alarm systems +/- video monitoring with police response</p><p></p><p>2. More likely to have firearms handy. As you move up the ladder of socio-economic status, people can and often do become more conservative and/or right-leaning, which would include becoming more aware of the need to protect themselves and their family and possessions. They can also afford to arm themselves better and more plentifully. This is why it always blows my mind that so many left-leaning gun-control activists don't seem to get that increasing restrictions on firearms hurts the poor more than anyone?</p><p></p><p>3. It seems to me, in more affluent neighborhoods, people might pay more attention to what is going on, who is cruising the block, when people and/or vehicles seem out of place or are acting oddly? More likely to have neighborhood watch-type organizations, etc. Let's face it, in the hood surrounded by crackhouses, they may see people of all types coming and going at all hours. That kind of thing will stand out more to residents in more affluent neighborhoods.</p><p></p><p>I don't know, for sure. I live in an older, middle income neighborhood. I certainly don't want a McMansion in town. If I'm going to buy a ****** nicer home (I'd like to, sometime) it will be out in the country with well-lit open sightlines and probably some form of controlled access, and ideally not visible from a main road. However, I was starting to look into this lately, but I guess it's going to be a while yet. <sigh></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 2975358, member: 9374"] I think you are right, by and large... the everyday burglary, messing with people kind of stuff. But then you see some of these folks who tend to try to step up out of the area they are familiar with, I guess? Like in this story, these people apparently (from later comments by the driver) try to move out into nicer areas to get nicer stuff. I don't think it's all that common, and I think there are reasons for it. For instance, perhaps the "brighter" thugs who are ripping people off to support themselves might actually realize that more affluent neighborhoods and homes have a number of things you don't see often in "tha hood" which would increase their chances of apprehension or getting themselves dead. 1. More likely to have alarm systems +/- video monitoring with police response 2. More likely to have firearms handy. As you move up the ladder of socio-economic status, people can and often do become more conservative and/or right-leaning, which would include becoming more aware of the need to protect themselves and their family and possessions. They can also afford to arm themselves better and more plentifully. This is why it always blows my mind that so many left-leaning gun-control activists don't seem to get that increasing restrictions on firearms hurts the poor more than anyone? 3. It seems to me, in more affluent neighborhoods, people might pay more attention to what is going on, who is cruising the block, when people and/or vehicles seem out of place or are acting oddly? More likely to have neighborhood watch-type organizations, etc. Let's face it, in the hood surrounded by crackhouses, they may see people of all types coming and going at all hours. That kind of thing will stand out more to residents in more affluent neighborhoods. I don't know, for sure. I live in an older, middle income neighborhood. I certainly don't want a McMansion in town. If I'm going to buy a ****** nicer home (I'd like to, sometime) it will be out in the country with well-lit open sightlines and probably some form of controlled access, and ideally not visible from a main road. However, I was starting to look into this lately, but I guess it's going to be a while yet. <sigh> [/QUOTE]
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