Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread. My grandmother told me that during the Depression, strangers would often knock on her parents' door and ask for help. They were out of work and hungry. These men were asked to sit at the table in the yard, and they were given a meal.

Fast forward to the Great Recession, and people won't even answer the door any more. Are we really in more danger? Are crime rates really higher than they were? Or are we just more scared and closed off to the need we see around us?

I for one am going to continue answering my door, and I'll let my children see me do it. I rather run the miniscule risk of an armed robbery than model fear and (can't believe I'm going to say this) un-Christianlike behavior for my kids to emulate. I'm not particularly religious, but especially at Easter, I do think of what that man who made friends with lepers and prostitutes would say about all this.

Anonymous wrote:7:02 - dumbass.

PP, obviously we are not talking about girl scouts. Why do you have to be such a dumbass? Your act is horrible.

Anonymous wrote:Do you kiss your daughter with that mouth?

Anonymous wrote:Do you kiss your daughter with that mouth?

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Anonymous wrote:I NEVER answer the door if I'm not expecting someone. I agree with the PPs - you never know if someon's casing out your place.

Seriously, THIS. Call the police because they will step up police presence in your neighborhood if you call them. Believe me a cruiser trawling the neighborhood with the blue lights on will be a deterrent for most of this type of crime. A true sociopath won't care--but please, please--don't open your door at night EVER basically. I live in an upscale neighborhood but realize what easy targets we are here at night.

Don't let day lull you into false sense of security either- apparently that is when even more of this happens.

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread. My grandmother told me that during the Depression, strangers would often knock on her parents' door and ask for help. They were out of work and hungry. These men were asked to sit at the table in the yard, and they were given a meal.

Fast forward to the Great Recession, and people won't even answer the door any more. Are we really in more danger? Are crime rates really higher than they were? Or are we just more scared and closed off to the need we see around us?

I for one am going to continue answering my door, and I'll let my children see me do it. I rather run the miniscule risk of an armed robbery than model fear and (can't believe I'm going to say this) un-Christianlike behavior for my kids to emulate. I'm not particularly religious, but especially at Easter, I do think of what that man who made friends with lepers and prostitutes would say about all this.

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Anonymous wrote:Some little girls knocked on my door a few weeks ago and asked me to buy cookies!! Do you think they could have been casing the joint?

I think most of us are able to tell the difference between "some little girls knocking on the door" and an adult who's a stranger.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you kiss your daughter with that mouth?

How dare you say such a thing to me. I'm very hurt.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some little girls knocked on my door a few weeks ago and asked me to buy cookies!! Do you think they could have been casing the joint?

I think most of us are able to tell the difference between "some little girls knocking on the door" and an adult who's a stranger.

Yes but you never know. Those three sweet innocent little girls could be recently adopted by some criminal mastermind who is using their innocent cookie selling as a front for his nefarious schemes........

Just saying.

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cuzimawesome wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you kiss your daughter with that mouth?

How dare you say such a thing to me. I'm very hurt.

....*counting down the seconds until you abandon your registered account and log in anonymously*...

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread. My grandmother told me that during the Depression, strangers would often knock on her parents' door and ask for help. They were out of work and hungry. These men were asked to sit at the table in the yard, and they were given a meal.

Fast forward to the Great Recession, and people won't even answer the door any more. Are we really in more danger? Are crime rates really higher than they were? Or are we just more scared and closed off to the need we see around us?

I for one am going to continue answering my door, and I'll let my children see me do it. I rather run the miniscule risk of an armed robbery than model fear and (can't believe I'm going to say this) un-Christianlike behavior for my kids to emulate. I'm not particularly religious, but especially at Easter, I do think of what that man who made friends with lepers and prostitutes would say about all this.

21:31 here. This is basically what I was thinking when I posted, but you articulated it so well. We've become so distrustful and fearful that it's heartbreaking. Ever heard of the Good Samaritan? I'm not a Jesus freak either, but I think He would want us to do better.

Anonymous wrote:In my neighborhood recently we had someone come by selling all natural cleaning stuff. She said it was so natural you could eat it (and she licked the spray bottle). She then asked to come in to demonstrate. I told her no I was ok for now but you can leave your order form or is there a web site I could go too and order later? She said "nope, you can only get it here and now and you can't order it".
I looked the product up online and found you could get it at target so I called the non emergency number and put a message out on my neighborhood list serve. All the police did was talk to them (turns out their was two of them) and took their names, so if they were casing the neighborhood I doubt they would come back.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you kiss your daughter with that mouth?

Hey dont talk to my special best friend that way