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Homeowners can beat anxiety, be prepared
Published Sunday, January 6, 2008
NATCHEZ — Natchez has good reason to be on edge.
Five house burglaries and eight vehicle break-ins are serious business, local law enforcement personnel said.
And since perpetrators have walked into most of the homes while the owners were sleeping, the potential for tragedy is there.
“Home invasion of an occupied dwelling is a very serious thing,” Police Chief Mike Mullins said. “We are working the investigation hard day and night.”
Mullins won’t reveal details that may jeopardize the case, but the past burglaries do outline some warning signs for those fearing they may be next.
All five house burglaries in approximately a month’s time have been between the hours of 1 and 4 a.m.
Four houses hit were downtown, on and around Orleans Street. The fifth was on Jeff Davis Boulevard.
Two of the homes had unlocked doors.
One door was pried open.
Another house was entered via breaking a window to gain entry to the door.
And in the most recent burglary, the keys to the house were stolen from an unlocked car in the driveway.
Standing in Jello
After the first set of burglaries, word spread quickly.
More occurred and nerves were raw.
Then, last week, the unthinkable happened when a man — nervous because of a break-in down the street — shot and killed his wife, thinking she was a burglar.
The fears are real and very normal, local psychologist Patricia Pintard said.
Home invasion is one of the most devastating things that can happen to a family, she said.
“It leaves such a sense of being ravaged,” she said. “You never turn the lock with the same sense of security.”
Home has an assumed level of safety and security, Pintard said, once that assumption is fractured the damage is serious. The effects of such violations in a town the size of Natchez are only magnified.
“Everyone knows everyone,” she said. “And when these types of things happen it puts everyone in an uneasy state.
“It’s like standing in a bowl of Jello.”
Taking control
Though it’s best to leave the police work to the experts, residents can do many things to better secure their property, Mullins said.
All doors should be locked, Mullins said, vehicles and houses.
Exterior lighting can deter criminals, and keeping valuables out of sight gives them no temptation.
Charles Woods, owner of Charles Woods Security in Natchez and a longtime law enforcement officer, said there are a few more easy steps a homeowner can take to ensure their home is secure.
“First thing, make sure trees or bushes are trimmed back from the house,” he said. “If there’s anything someone can hide behind, remove it. Also, you’ve got to have adequate lighting, including motion-detecting lights, around the property.”
Woods recommended having a full one-inch dead bolt on all exterior doors. He also said windows in or near doors are unsafe.
“If you have windows near a door, make sure you use a dead bolt that locks with a key from the inside and remove the key,” he said. “You don’t want someone breaking the window and reaching in and unlocking the door.”
Woods also suggested that homeowners have an alarm system and use it properly.
“An alarm can really help, but only if you use it,” he said. “Too many people turn it off when they’re home because they feel like they don’t need it.”
Woods said the same goes for using dogs as a security measure.
“Dogs can help, but only if you respond to the dog being upset or barking,” he said. “If you’re used to the dog barking at your neighbor all the time, it’s easy to ignore it when it might not be your neighbor.”
For business owners, Woods said the simplest thing to do to secure the property is to install burglar bars on the windows and doors.
“If a burglar sees that, nine times out of 10 they will try to find an easier target,” he said. “Businesses should also make sure they are having their alarm system monitored. Even if the phone lines to the business are cut in a break-in, the monitoring company will know the alarm system is down and dispatch the police.”
And if you suspect someone is in your home or business, call 911 immediately, Mullins said.
He does not advise that anyone try to intervene in a home invasion, but said everyone has the right by law to protect themselves.
Making good mental notes if a crime is in progress can greatly help police Mullins said.
“Physical description, license plate numbers can all help us,” he said.
But once a home has been invaded, especially while a resident is home, the damage is already done.
Pintard said she is confident it’s only a matter of time before she starts to see patients suffering from anxiety related to the break-ins.
“It unnerves people,” she said.
Comments
Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 1:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
So let me get this straight let us all do all these things to protect ourselves from a crimnial..I have a better suggestion CATCH them...If i wanted to live with bars on my windows i would move back to Jackson.... Keep your dog inside if possible at night time...
Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 1:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)
When you catch them make them pay back the money for the things they took..if you have to see a counsler due to it make them pay for it...Don't just say oh well, we will just let you go this time..maybe next time we will do something to you....If they don't have a job..Make them pick up trash or something for some money..give them a timeline to have it paid if they don't pay by that time go get them lock them up...
Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 7:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I just don't inderstand why our little town is going through this.
My only thought is that it is due to the DRUG EPIDEMIC.
For years the police wanted to say that Natchez does not have a drug problem, then they tried to sweep these home invasions and robberies under the rug...but it it is time to face it.
Natchez is infested with Crack, Meth, and Cocaine, and Ice., acid, morphine, ..it is everywhere.
We need to bring a task force into this town that wont leave untill we catch the dealers.
I have to believe that with the amount of drugs in this town, someone is being paid to allow it to be sold.
These addicts, have to be high on one or more of the above mentioned drugs to go to te lengths they are going to in order to get the money they need for their next high.
I NEVER thought this town would be this dangerous.
GARDEN CLUB, use your powers, patrol the boarders of Natche. Let no car in without a search.
I for one am sick of this and if searching every car coming into this town, then I am for it.
I want my town back, I want my sense of safety back.
Posted by JunkyardDawg (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 8:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What if it's one of your children who needs to be arrested for cooking up meth or selling drugs? What then Natchez?
Posted by destiny (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 8:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Junkyard, the answer to that question is: (1)They will be bought out of the trouble (2) it will be swept under the rug (3) they will be let free after naming a name and still go on with their meaness. After all is said and done, Natchez will remain corrupt until all corruption is stopped. In the city halls as well as in the streets. Corruption begats corruption. Money talks and meaness walks. Natchez has become just another river town that is very quickly destroying itself through all it's vileness and sin. Destroy the corruption before it destroys us. It's that simple.
Posted by notfromnatchez (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 10:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I just read one of the strangest thing. SEARCH EVERY VEHICLE THAT COMES INTO NATCHEZ.
Are you serious?
Granted, the 4th amendment does not allow searches without probable causes by government officials (cops) doing official business. Private citizens can search people without a warrant.
But how the hell are private citizens going to stop every car that goes into Natchez. If they tried to stop me, I would give them the finger and continue into town...and so will the drug dealers. The drug dealers know more about their rights then you do.
That idea is proposterous.
Posted by CHall1229 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 10:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That is a strong assumption to make that every parent in this town would buy their children out of trouble and let them continue breaking the law. My children are not perfect and I make them take responsibilty for their actions. When they do wrong they have had to fix the problem and make any amends needed. And most of my friends are the same way. The most important thing here is that everyone needs to be careful if they keep a gun in their home and take precautions to keep their home and family safe.
Posted by MsKitty39120 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 11:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
me too nzmom!!! its comeing in on big trucks dahhhhh makethe stop and keep going on the the state or town
Posted by MsKitty39120 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 11:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
notfromnz want need anything if you got that big drug dog standing there cking drivers lic. with you.. let them do the job if they smell drugs. tell them to pull out of line Please. if no drugs hey they shouldnt mind at all.and udertand they do it in airports for everything..
Posted by notfromnatchez (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 11:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I didn't know that Natchez had big drug dogs that could check driver's licenses and smell drugs too.
WOW!!! that is definitely a reason to stay away. LOL.
Posted by LdyBreez (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 12:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hmmm some very interesting comments. Search every car, install bars, keyed dead bolts, and expensive alarm systems.
1. Our constitution states something about "illegal search and seizure". Crime always increases around Christmas. Not sure it’s all about drugs. One thought might be road blocks with the K9 unit checking for drivers licenses, and if the K9 gets upset then that would give the police probable cause. Not sure if that would even be legal, that might be considered entrapment.
2. I don't have the money to install bars, and expensive monitored alarm systems.
3. I hate keyed dead bolts, what if my house catches fire? I need to get out quick but I’m just a little upset and not thinking clearly, I get my family to the door and it’s locked! Now I can't get to where I placed the key. I’m trapped!
I don’t want to have to spend hundreds of dollars to feel safe in my home. I pay tax dollars to pay for a police force and those fine men and women put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. But it's been stated before, they need help. Citizens need to help by being aware of what is going on around them. Be more observant. But, we do have people who "don't want to get involved". Well as long as this is the mentality of some Natchez citizens, the police department will continue to have problems catching criminals.
Someone knows something but won't come forward because they "don't want to get involved". Well to that person, because you didn't come forward with what you know, a woman is dead today and because you "didn't want to get involved" it's partially your fault! I hope you sleep soundly at night knowing this.
When these criminals are caught, if I were the D.A., I would charge them with, (and I hope I am getting this right), in sighting a murder. Had they not been breaking into homes, then a woman would not have died. I know it is possible, men have been charged with in sighting riots, rapes, etc… why not murder?
Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Notfrom, I know what I said was stupid, but I am just so TIRED of worrying.
I wish we could have road blocks set up at all the entry points, but i KNOW WE CAN'T,
I was just venting, thinking and wishing.
Oh and junkyard----if it were my kid? JAIL.
I Sh*# you not...straight to jail and not one penny of my money would be spent on a lawyer. This mama does not play that.
Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 12:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
LdyBreez, that last paragragh hit on one of the biggest problems. The DA's and the Judges are not proscecuting the ones that ARE caught. A plea bargin here, a wrist slap there and the repeat offenders are right back out on the streets as if nothing has happened.
I've said it before, as long as the family and friends of these criminals are profiting from the ill gotten goods, such as, Oh he paid my light bill, those people will not give up their golden goose.
Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 12:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
ntzmom, neither would I, but what notfrom meant was the ones who hold positions of some public face, and power.
When THOSE kids get caught, it is kept very quiet and the charges mostly go away. We all know this to be true. Their parents are more worried about their public position then the harm their kids have caused.
Posted by notfromnatchez (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 12:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The kids getting caught and released are probably the kids whose parents are in the Garden Club.
Posted by NtzMom55 (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 1:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My lights are on, my dead bolts are secure, my cars are locked and my weapons are in "ready mode" within close proximity. 'Nuf said!
Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 1:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Yep!
Posted by Bobaloo (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 2:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
4th amendment rights have been suspended. Freedom Act. Go Bushie!!
Posted by Morticia (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Another reason we may be seeing more crime is the economy. There are not enough decent paying jobs and people are getting desperate. As the economy gets worse so will the crime.
Posted by Tris (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 2:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What happened in Natchez this week with a husband thinking his wife was someone who had broken into his home was an unspeakable tragady. I don't think anyone doubts this. My heart breaks for the husband and all the family. Consider this: What if he had shot someone who had broken into his home. He would probably be in jail now. It has gotten to the point in our society that the victim has no rights, he would have been in the wrong for shooting an unarmed visitor. Something needs to be done. Even if they start sending these thugs to jail my home will still be protected by a 12 guage loaded with buck shot and it is very handy and my doors have dead bolts with keys which are removed every night.
Posted by momoftwokids (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 3:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
LdyBreez I agree I dont have the money to install bars and alarms. I can't afford to get my health insurance for my children at work the cost is too high. They need to catch the criminal if they want to set minds to ease. I was a bartender in Natchez for years and I can tell you yes we do have a drug problem just about every town does these days though. Truth of the matter is it is more common than not. It is just one of those things we hate to face. We all want to say "not my child" but think back about the things you did now X 10. Times are changing. My child is only 3 but raising him in all this scares the heck out of me!
Posted by DahlingILuvUButGiveMeParkAve (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Found a great website that has lots of great information on Home and Neighborhood Safety
The website is for the National Crime Prevention Council and
their website is www.ncpc.org
Two great tips:
Even if you don't have a dog get a beware of dog sign and place a big dog bowl outside your door.
If you are a single female, place a pair of men's shoes outside your front door.
Makes a burglar think twice.........
Posted by momoftwokids (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 7:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey thanks Dahling!!!
Posted by DahlingILuvUButGiveMeParkAve (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 7:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Your welcome Momoftwokids! My favorite tip is one I use...we have loud Amish sleigh bells hanging on all of our interior doorknobs. They are LOUD! I can hear someone open my downstairs doors when I am upstairs.
When my husband comes home and opens the door, he will call out right away so that I know it is him. It doesn't keep me on edge...just gives me an edge in case the door opens and nobody says anything...then I know somethings up and can be on guard.
Posted by DahlingILuvUButGiveMeParkAve (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 8:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Forgot to mention....on the National Crime Prevention Council website, you can sign up for free Amber Alerts for your cellphone. You put in the zip codes of the areas you travel in and they will send you an Amber Alert when one is issued for that area...sometimes the alerts are statewide...if they have the vehicle description and/or license plate number, you can be on the lookout in your area. Also lets you know if someone has abducted a child in your zip code. Its free and easy to sign up for....
Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 8:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Momoftwo, you are so rught to be scared raising a child in all this.
Mt daughter wants a baby, and I desperately want a grandchild, but the drugs in the schools, and all over town for that matter have her scared. She keeps wondering if she should subject a child to life these days.
Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 8:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Right\
My...sorry for typos!
I swear I am going blind. lol
Posted by DahlingILuvUButGiveMeParkAve (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 8:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Some more tips.....cut up any cartons of any expensive items that you have recently purchased...i.e., plasma T.V., DVD players, etc....and don't put them in the trash where it is obvious to all what you have bought. Since the sales last Thanksgiving, I wonder if this is what has brought about the burglaries these past few months?
Also, check the hinges on your doors. Hinge doors that swing out have hinges on the outside and a burglar can easily remove the pins and lift the door out. To foil this, remove the center screw from each side of the hinge and insert a metal pin or headless screw on one side. When the door is closed, the end of the pin will fit into the opposite home. Thus, even if the pins are removed, the door will remain bolted to the frame.
Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 8:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you Dahling!
You are very helpful!!!
Posted by DahlingILuvUButGiveMeParkAve (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 9:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Most of the crime prevention websites I have been on mention putting a timer on a radio tuned to a talk radio station to give the impression that someone is home listening. They also suggest turning down your telephone bells so that they can't be heard outside. If your phone is ringing and ringing they know no one is home.
They suggest putting a fake dog name on an old dog bowl, putting an old leash and a Beware Of Dog sign on the back porch or door. Most burglars will head to the back door to enter so they won't be seen from the street. Might want to buy some new leashes and bowls and give them to the Humane Society and see if they will give you an old leash and bowl,
or dirty up some new ones to put out.
Since the burglars are hitting at night when people are home...I would get a large sheet of bubble wrap and tape it inside to the floor under doors and windows or down your hallway so there will be loud popping if the intruders start walking around. Might scare them off too.
Posted by dixiemama (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 10:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My Grandma would always put a board full of nails under each window at night.
Posted by DahlingILuvUButGiveMeParkAve (anonymous) on January 6, 2008 at 10:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Grandma sounds like a very smart lady, Dixie!
Posted by landrumsj (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 12:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
There are some very good tips on this forum, but there are some bad ones also.
1. Burglar bars: not good! Many people die in home fires because they can not unlock (find the keys, get to the lock, etc.) the burgular bars and get out through a window or door.
2. Thieves will cut phone lines so you have no outside line to call the police, so be sure you have a cell phone handy (there are many cheap cell phones that can be used only in emergencies on the market)
3. Thieves will "case a house" sometimes for days before actually making their move. They will unscrew outside lights, place tape over the "eye" on the motion detection lights, break outside lights (bulbs, units, etc.), look to see if there is a dog, etc. Every day, you should check to see that your outside is secure before you go to bed.
4. A lot of the older homes have windows in the back (and sometimes the front) doors. Replace these doors with a SOLID door that has the dead bolt lock away from the nearest window. These may not be the prettiest doors, but they are hard to enter.
5. Shred all receipts that you have, even grocery receipts.
6. A lot of thieves have someone they know working at a local store, (they get info from that person on people that shop in that store), and when you go into that store and you open your wallet and they see you have credit cards, or you are buying a nice tv, jewelry, computer, etc., (remember they ask to see id, so they have your address or if they ask for your phone number all they have to do is look the phone number up on anywho.com to see where you live), they will "sell" your info to the thief or split the stolen items with the thief. A rule I have: when asked for my phone number I usually ask why do they need it, and if it is store policy to get a customers phone# on some transactions, then I give them my cell number as my home number (cell numbers are not accessible through anywho.com)
7. Always be aware of your surroundings when at the store, bank,
ATM, paying bills, tc. A thief could be watching over your shoulder and looking at your info.
These thieves are very brave to enter a home while the owners are asleep/in the house. If they are that brazen, then they would think nothing of killing someone, raping someone, attacking someone. I would hate to know I had to shoot someone because they had broken into my home; but I would have to "shoot first and ask questions later", because if they are stupid enough to break into my home; then they are stupid enough to pay for their actions with their life.
I really worry about the "older" people that live in Nachez that would have little defense against these thugs.
The police should trace over the steps of the people that were robbed for the week or two before they were robbed to see if there are any common stores, banks, etc. that they visited. If there is, then it is time to start looking into the backgrounds/the associates/etc. of the employees that work in those places.
Posted by DahlingILuvUButGiveMeParkAve (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 1:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
1. Lock your fusebox.
2. Radio Shack has got wonderful, inexpensive security cameras that you can install. Some of the cameras are so small, you can hide them. Some will tape for 24-48 hours. They also have "fake" security cameras.
Posted by speakup (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 2:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
guess i am slow, but can you name names of the kids that got caught and were released? i have not heard any of that stuff..
Posted by csguidry (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 6:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is a shame that the public has to live with bars on their doors and windows because the police and judicial system are not locking the ones up who are responsible for crime.
I will not waste my money or time to make my home into a jail.... I may riase such a fuss about the crime and lack of protection we get but I definitely am not going to be the one in jail. Getting those bars on windws are not cheap either and many would not be able to afford it. I would be alot better if the criminals were caught and actually punished and not allowed to sit on their back sides all day wasting out tax dollars. they need to be made to work it is a prison not a holiday inn!
ldybreez- I agree with you... people need to get more involved after all this is their community too.
As for anyone paying for their child to be out of trouble that would be dead wrong for anyone in society. The child is not going to learn their lesson and will only do something worse next time. I know this is done not only in Natchez but everywhere. It should not be allowed to happen because no one is above the law!
With the economy so bad and getting worse regardless of what political leaders say.... Crime will get worse. I do not know what they think that stealing will get them first of all if the crime is that bad then who is going to buy anything they steal? secondly pawn shops will be over run with this kind of thing so I seriously doubt they will be buying anything so setaling will not pay them much... they would be bestter off putting that energy to raising a garden or working on their bartering skills. People need to get their head out of the sand and take a long hard look at all this because this is becoming reality it is not just talk anymore.
Posted by JunkyardDawg (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 11:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I heard there was a chief of police once, in Natchez, who after being accused of looking the other way about the crime going on, started rounding up criminals and arresting them...the parents had a fit...chief of police didn't last long after that!
Posted by ijohnson (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 11:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Well, I was watching the news yesterday and a young female homeowner had just purchased an Ooozie to blow away anybody who tried to break into her home again.
She is a single mother who lives in a very upscale neighborhood. Her home was broken into last week and the culprits stole $1,300 in cash. They returned at 4:30am the other morning (attempting a home invasion), got into the garage, and tried to kick the back door in but it wouldn't budge. She had 380-degree cameras installed in her garage and on each corner of her home, so she could see them in action. The cameras showed one of the thieves with bolt cutters cutting her telephone lines. Then, they went into the garage and took turns kicking at the back door but couldn't do it. Then, they left all frustrated.
While they were in action, she called the police with her cell phone and was waiting for the thugs on the other side of the door with her pistol. Of course, they got away before the police arrived. However, she had real good quality cameras that got pretty good views of their faces.
I'm surprised they didn't take her Lincoln Navigator parked in the garage.
It's just a shame that hard-working folks trying to raise their children and live a decent life can't even feel safe in their own home.
I guess it's just a sign of our times!!! A very BAD sign!
Posted by destiny (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 12:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
++chall++, all the other posters agree about some local teenagers doing the bad things, why can't you. "Maybe not your kids", but, whoa, all the parents say that about their little darlings. I have personally seen parents right here in Natchez buy beer by the truck load because their teens were having a pool party and they "would much rather their kids drink at home than on the streets." Good thinking???? I think not!!! Many parents WILL PURCHASE alcohol for their kids. Admit it. DURING MY KIDS TEEN YEARS YOU WOULD NEVER FIND A DROP OF ALCOHOL AT MY HOUSE. It's time for every parent to wake up. Keep check on your children. They do not have privacy until they are adults and in their own home. The home they are growing up in is yours, the parent. It's time to start acting like parents. Know where your kids are and what they are doing 24/7. In no way, am I aiming this at you or your kids, but everyone in general. I once was one of those parents that sat back and put halo's on my children, but boy, was I fooled. I had a very blunt awakening to the fact that my kids were subject to do anything at anytime just like any of the other kids. It's our fault, we as parents are much to lenient on our kids and blindly trust them to do the right thing.
Posted by ijohnson (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
((destiny)) so true and so well said!!
Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 1:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
alright JunkyardDawg, which one?
Posted by csguidry (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
They seriously need to catch these fools before they seriously hurt innocent people. There has already been one death due to this mess how many more have to die before something is done? They are getting way too brave with this.
Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 2:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
((JunkyardDawg)) i'll tell you what i would do if it was one of my children... THEY WANTED TO DO THE CRIME THEN THEIR BUTTS CAN DO THE TIME!! and trust me i'm one of those parents that would be in the court room making sure the judge didn't just slap them on the wrist!! depending onn the crime they comitted is what i would be asking the judge for.. ONLY IF ONLY, MY PARENTS would have been given the PUNISHMENT THEY DESERVED from the what 5 to 6 times they where busted for doing some stupid mess then maybe things would've turned out different... that's why i'm all about breaking the 'cycle' I SWEAR! LET MY YOUNGINS DO SOME CRAZY STUFF!! ;)
Posted by dixiemama (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 3:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
One thing wrong with todays youth is they aren't punished at home. Parents are afraid to give their children good old fashion spankings. Now if they do the welfare is on their back. What ever happen to "Spare the rod spoil the child?"
Posted by MsKitty39120 (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 3:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
NotfromNatz... happy your not, we dont need people like you jokeing about this.. its people being safe in our home town is what its all about.
Posted by MsKitty39120 (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Amen Amen AmenDixie got my butt tore up and hey i turned out ok i thinkDHS should stay out of it unless it is proven to be abuse. I have a friend that got called on for spanking his son cause he called his mom a B---h and he told the school and they reported it . man you should have seen the fur fly when they tryed to tell him he couldnt do that and he was a decon in the church and still is. and Son truned out great and has a3 kids of his own of his own... in CHURCH
Posted by myopinion (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 4:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
dixiemam-If you actually go to the Bibile and look that verse up it says if you sapre the rod you do not LOVE your child.
My chldren will know that they were loved. The rod is one thing that is NOT spared at our home.
Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 4:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
well i got my butt blister one tooo many time myself growing up and STILL HAD TO LEARN EVERYTHING THE HARD WAY! i guess that was the rebellion in me who knows... and the same goes for mine.. i can whip their butts everyday till they are grown and gone! it's up to them how they want to take their 'life lessons' and go with them... all i can say is i hope they take them the right way cause mom wont' be around that much if they don't... (when they get of age that is)
Posted by commoncents (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
the bubble wrap every one steps on to make the cool poping sound.place some in front of windows inside the house.if you own a gun keep it loaded in a secure but accessible place.keep a flash light next to the gun.or put out some wildlife cameras outside on trees or close to possible points of entry, so if you do get robbed you can convict the perps.there are so many different ways to secure your house other than adt.place normal objects that would have to be moved in front of windows or possible entry points like big potted plants.the point is if someone wants in your house they will try so the best thing i say is to be ready if it happens the robbers just havent hit the right house yet.place glasses on window seals anything that would wake you in the middle of sleeping and be ready and calm.breath in through the nose out the mouth.put a motion sensor light inside your house. its like motel 6 in my house will leave the light on for ya.
Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 7, 2008 at 8:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
what have you done to this site?????
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