Repurposing Cox home life cameras

[Glock 40]

That doesn't really work anymore. Look how many people are willing to steal packages off porches even with ring doorbells. People will provide video evidence to the police and it usually goes nowhere.

I understand what you are saying. I still think its worth leaving them up otherwise why do companies sell them and put signs out front and so on?? I mean its a numbers game right. Its like a pad lock we have all seen the videos of how easy locks are to pick but we all still lock them. My goal is for someone to see a camera and figure lets hit the house next door with no camera.

 

[Tanis143]

I understand what you are saying. I still think its worth leaving them up otherwise why do companies sell them and put signs out front and so on?? I mean its a numbers game right. Its like a pad lock we have all seen the videos of how easy locks are to pick but we all still lock them. My goal is for someone to see a camera and figure lets hit the house next door with no camera.

This is true, similar to those clubs from the 90's. Yes, a simple hacksaw blade and 60 seconds and the club is worthless, but it deters thieves to hit a car that doesn't have one. This helps for home invasions and maybe a few outside the home thefts, but a majority of thieves who steal from outside the home will do so regardless of cameras. I was toying with putting a camera over my garage to watch my work van, but reality is if someone broke into it they would be hard to catch even if I had a crystal clear picture of them.

 

[Glock 40]

My wife and I saw a car a few years ago with a club in use. It was in a geo metro. I wish I could find the photo. I almost died laughing when I saw it.

 

[Tanis143]

My wife and I saw a car a few years ago with a club in use. It was in a geo metro. I wish I could find the photo. I almost died laughing when I saw it.

The Metro was there to prevent the theft of the club.

 

[dennishoddy]

The Metro was there to prevent the theft of the club.

I watched a TV program awhile back when the club was in vogue. The guy got in, used a can of freon to harden it and whacked it with a ball peen hammer. It shattered instantly. Less than a minute.

 

[PJM]

We are planning to just get a ring doorbell and use the old cameras around the house for the kids when we aren't home etc .

You might want to do a little research on the more....insidious aspects of the Ring.