--- Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com> wrote:
> A recent survey of my acquaintances reveals that none would
> interfere
> with the ongoing theft as their interest is in getting the sound to
> go
> away as quickly as possible. Around here, nobody pays attention to
> them otherwise as they are so common.
Agreed. I hear car alarms going off all the time, but never
in relation to a car theft. I don't know anyone who, upon
hearing a car alarm, would think "Oh no, a car theft in
progress! I'd better call the police!" No, instead they
think "There goes another damned car alarm. A cat must
have jumped on the hood of the car. They oughtta ban
those obnoxious things!" The worst ones are the ones
that cycle through a dozen different alarm noises like some
demented sound effects demo tape. I suppose there's a
chance that the alarm itself might scare away a thief, but
like I said, I've never seen such a thing happen so I
couldn't speak from first hand experience.
David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
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