ᐅ Outdoor Security Camera

That's right. According to the unanimous opinion of all police officers, security consultants, and others, such incidents can only be prevented through vigilance, but this is difficult to achieve with a house hidden directly next to the forest.

Cameras are still perfect for watching. Or for checking where the delivery driver’s package has ended up again.

K1300S schrieb:

Where there is a will...

Sure, if someone wants to get in, they will. They might use a ladder, enter through the roof like in supermarkets, throw a manhole cover through the display window, tear out bars from the wall with a truck, and so on—their imagination is almost limitless.
The key is to live comfortably and openly while still creating a reasonable level of security. For many years, the police have been talking less about “security” and more about the “feeling of security” 😎 , even though this feeling doesn’t necessarily match reality. The goal should be to make it resistant to break-ins. As you said, there is always a way if someone is determined enough. If someone wants to get in, they might wait until you come home or leave for work, then hit the homeowner hard and run inside. There are always ways...

Schimi1791 schrieb:

... and enough time ...

Exactly, the longer it takes, the more likely it is that the person will give up, because most people tend to be a bit lazy. But there are probably some persistent ones who won’t give up easily..... 😀

K1300S schrieb:

That’s true. According to the consensus of police officers, security consultants, and so on, something like that can only be prevented through vigilance, but that’s difficult to implement with a house hidden right next to the forest.

The problem is that if you have to be constantly vigilant, you lose your freedom and fear starts to take over. It’s a difficult issue... who wants to keep looking over their shoulder or checking behind the hedge all the time? That turns life into living with fear.

pagoni2020 schrieb:

to live beautifully and freely while still creating a reasonable level of security.

Hello

In Germany, the legislation tends to favor the protection of offenders, as regulations have been significantly tightened over the years.

I look enviously at Austria, where the permission to acquire a firearm must be granted with the justification of "keeping a weapon for self-defense." If the person also has a certain level of training with the weapon, the "level of security" is certainly prioritized much more strongly.

As can be clearly seen in Austria, residential burglaries are decreasing. Burglars avoid the risk.

Steven

Steven schrieb:

The legislature in Germany tends to side more with "offender protection"

Well, I would rather say that victim protection needs to be drastically and effectively improved, but the idea that the legislature actively protects offenders is less accurate.

Steven schrieb:

I envy the Austrians, who have to be granted permission to acquire a weapon on the grounds of "keeping a weapon ready for self-defense."

I cannot understand envy towards gun owners and users. It is too simplistic to believe that "just wars" can bring peace. A look at the USA and other countries shows that the opposite is true.

Steven schrieb:

And when the person comes with some training on the weapon, the "level of safety" certainly moves to the forefront.

But what does the "trained" gun owner do if there is a rustling in the bushes? What if there are two attackers? Does he shoot with both hands? The number of deaths, many of whom are uninvolved bystanders, is extremely high, and each one is one too many.
What happens when the kids are home alone? Do they also have weapons? Are they trained in their use? From what age? Or is protection for the children only guaranteed when Dad is home and sober? Is Mom allowed to have a weapon too?

Steven schrieb:

And burglaries are decreasing, as can be clearly seen in Austria.

Well, I would like to examine that more closely; of course, there are statistics related to previous decisions. In a country where a vice chancellor, drunk and testosterone-fueled, tried to pawn off democracy to some blonde woman, such a decision does not surprise me. Strache’s companion was constantly jumping around in front of the camera doing a silly gun pantomime.

Steven schrieb:

Burglars avoid the risk.

That is true to some extent, but looking back shows that there are not fewer criminals; they simply adapt their behavior. The lever should therefore be something other than giving everyone a gun to carry on their belt, even if that would give some men a new sense of happiness.
Just imagine: everyone in your neighborhood has a gun, and you don’t decide who that is. So also your opponent—the secret drinker, the hot-tempered one, the uptight person, the one with poor eyesight, the nervous one, and the jealous one... better not.

pagoni2020 schrieb:

Imagine if everyone in your neighborhood had a gun

Hello pagoni,

Don’t get me wrong: no one should be forced to own a firearm.
But those who want to protect their wife, children, and themselves in a self-defense situation should have that option.
Of course, there are men (and women) who prefer to just watch as their partner is abused and, as the police advise, avoid provoking the attacker by staying quiet. That’s their choice. I want to be able to defend myself in an emergency. And don’t tell me the police are responsible for that. No—in a self-defense situation, each person is responsible for themselves.
I’ve mentioned this before: when I was attacked at home by three men, it took 20 minutes for the police to arrive.
And since you mentioned the USA, it shows you have no real understanding of the actual “American situation.”
Besides, I was talking about Austria.

Steven