Homeowner uses dummies to deter crime

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit homeowner uses dummies to deter crime

Dummies stand guard on west side home

Author: Shawn Ley, Local 4 Reporter, [email protected]

Published On: Nov 20 2013 06:17:46 AM EST Updated On: Nov 20 2013 07:08:48 AM EST

DETROIT -
They stand guard at his home 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

At first, and even second glance, you don’t know if they’re real or not.

A man on Detroit’s west side is so serious about home security, he’s using CPR dummies to help him...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ime/-/1719418/23063648/-/oqeqfkz/-/index.html

 

[T4Tide]

Who's the dummy now? The news article may not have given out details, but criminals are smart. They'll figure it out.

 

[LadyL]

sad that it`s come to that

his insurance co. won`t even cover him anymore!

how is he supposed to enjoy his life if he can`t even relax on his own property

 

[RLynne]

The police in the town I grew up in used a similar tactic years ago--they parked a squad car, with a dummy in the driver's seat, at a particularly bad intersection (they at times had a real cop in the driver's seat).

Worked great at getting folks to obey the traffic signals/not speed, until someone hit the unoccupied cop car. When the story hit the papers, the jig was up.