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50 Confessions And Answers From Former Burglars On Home Safety And Many Other Things
I don't know about you, but when I hear the term "true crime," I usually think of TV shows and books. However, there are other interesting ways to get inside the minds of the perpetrators and investigate their motives. One of the wildest? Reddit 'Ask Me Anythings,' or AMAs.
Two users, GoingtoThrow789 and Groovyhans, opened up about their past lives as criminals—one a former home burglar trying to rebuild her life, the other an unapologetic professional thief with stories that sound straight out of a heist movie. We pulled the juiciest, most revealing Q&As from their threads and invite you to learn more about the tricks of their trade and how to protect yourself from them.
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Jeremy James 1 year ago
I have cattle dogs. Unless you break in while holding a ball that you're prepared to throw for the next 4-6 hours, you're in for a world of trouble.
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DowntownStevieB 1 year ago
Sounds like a dealer to me. I live in a downtown area, it's a nice neck of the woods, but dealers will use the dark end of my street for...ahem...business.
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Aileen Grist 1 year ago
In the UK The Samaritans (people who talk to anyone with s******l problems etc.) train up inmates in some prisons to become Listeners. Prisoners can always ask for a Listener to talk to. The Listeners are then listened to by a Samaritan to make sure that they're okay too. Apparently it lowers s*****e risk and also trouble. So many of the inmates have never had anyone to talk too - and in the UK up to a quarter can't read and write better than expected by a 7 year oold child.
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Jeremy James 1 year ago
Before I had a bank account, I used to stash my cash in the center of my ceiling fan, which was always running.
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BrownEyedPanda 1 year ago
According to the director of the rescue mission in my city, 90% of the money you give to a homeless person goes to the purchase of alcohol and/or d***s. 90%. You would be better off making contributions to the homeless shelters and food banks in your area.
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Yrral Spavit 1 year ago
Have 9 cameras around the place. They are cheap (~$40). Got them more to keep an eye on the bears and cougar that wander through the yard but guess they serve other purposes as well :P
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Jeremy James 1 year ago
Having been homeless years ago, I still have the habit, when walking around a new neighborhood or city, of picking out hiding spots. "That would be a good place to sleep. Nobody would see you or bother you."
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Anyone-for-tea? 1 year ago
I thought it was a female burglar, as they talked about becoming a beautician. But later they say an elderly lady thinks that they are her husband, and also later refers to “my husband”. Now, I know not everyone fits into neat, little criminal profile boxes, but in my experience of policing, I never met a male, gay burglar with a flair for beauty?
Olive 1 year ago
If you look at the user names, the quotes are from 2 different people - Groovyhans (the one mistaken for someone's husband) and GoingtoThrow789 (the beautician).
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Anyone-for-tea? 1 year ago
I thought it was a female burglar, as they talked about becoming a beautician. But later they say an elderly lady thinks that they are her husband, and also later refers to “my husband”. Now, I know not everyone fits into neat, little criminal profile boxes, but in my experience of policing, I never met a male, gay burglar with a flair for beauty?
Olive 1 year ago
If you look at the user names, the quotes are from 2 different people - Groovyhans (the one mistaken for someone's husband) and GoingtoThrow789 (the beautician).
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