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Perfectlap · 07-11-2013, 02:08 PM

^ you mean the red clip gives you a false sense of confidence? Thanks for saving me $17

you should never leave the top down in a commercial area unless it's within eyesight. I once had a guy try to steal my car radio (not the Boxster) from a friend's drive way while were inside with the front door and windows wide open. The moron accidentally pushed the horn so we gave chase.

speaking of morons...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2310161/Teenage-carjacker-thwarted-didnt-know-use-stick-shift-stolen-Porsche.html

Coffinhunter · 07-11-2013, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Hey Coffin! If you're in LE you really need to get this right: Indict. INDICT!

LOL, Damn spelling police get me every time

12 years in with the BOP, Case Manager for 10. Deal with inmates on a daily basis. Fortunately, I usually spell check my documents

Frodo · 07-12-2013, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

^ you mean the red clip gives you a false sense of confidence?

Oh, a little, I guess. Probably foolishly. When I consider parking somewhere with the top down/windows up I ask myself this: Taking into account where I am, what time of day it is, how many people are in the area (generally the more the merrier), how long I'm planning on being gone (and how far away I'll be), along with any number of other factors (largely of the gut-feeling type), how likely is it that someone will climb up the back and into my car, very most likely setting off the motion sensor-triggered alarm?
Sometimes it just boils down to how lucky I'm feeling that day :dance:
Made a couple other observations on the Red Clip (False Sense of) Security System:

Went to the grocery store yesterday, leaving top down, windows up, locked. Got back with two bags of groceries and a 6-pack (

). Reaching over the window on the passenger side, placed the 6-pack, then one bag, then the second bag onto the passenger seat. About the time the second bag hit the seat the alarm went off. So it's maybe not quite as ineffective as I had originally indicated. Like a sleeping PC, it seems to take a moment or two to "wake up", assess the situation, then decide to sound the alarm. I really can't imagine someone being able to physically scamper into the car to reach the fuse box to disable anything without setting it off, at least for a short burst. If there's anyone around, he's going to attract some attention, at least briefly. It's a system that's helpful but certainly not perfect.

Another interesting discovery: As before, I once again removed the red clip (with no car alarm response). BUT---as I waved about inside the car the alarm was tripped...with no red clip in place. So it seems that, once the car is "secured" it remains so until it's unlocked, whether the red clip remains in place or not.

And Coffin...I happen to agree with you. "Indict" really should be spelled "Indite". What were they thinking??

Perfectlap · 07-12-2013, 02:40 PM

I would look around only to gauge if there are any losers around. Don't ever rely on the public to intervene if they suspect a car theft or burglary. Mayyyybe they'll call the PO PO if its like REALLY obvious and said suspicious guy isn't physically imposing. If the guy looks huge they won't even make eye contact. Short of an an ex-military type or retired cop (or people in states with conceal/open carry) who just so happen to be there at that exact momment of a burglary, most people will "mind their own business" and move on while your Porsche is being ripped off.

The clip is a good idea. It's about the levels of inconvenience that a loser must have to deal with. Just like your home's front door, there are shockingly high numbers of people who never lock up a thing. And then they yell and scream about how they've been terribly violated and how the world is more unsafe today than it was yesterday.