Lots of good information. I lock my apartment door even if I just take the trash out or go to my car.
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I do things like that as well. To my mind, it develops patterns so that you make less mistakes.
I used to counsel ex-offenders. It is pretty common that if you really connect with one of those folks and help them...that they will take your side and try to protect you.
One of them told me (apparently from personal experience) that when you are driving and reach a traffic light...always keep your windows closed. That if your windows are closed, it makes car jacking you, much, much more difficult. I don't remember the details of what he said...but he did make that point.
By the way, generally, when working with this community, it can be very very difficult to make any real progress. But that was one person that the work did take. He was a very intelligent guy. Fell into drugs. Fell into petty crime to support his drug habit.
I just was able to successfully convince him to go back to school...to a trade school, get a certification in HVAC or plumbing or auto repair....and he did it. Saw him 10 years later...he almost broke down in tears when he saw me. Not that I was some miracle for him, just that I reminded him of where his life had been before he made the change.
And that, you know, is one of those moments in life that you never forget. When somehow, even without tremendous effort, you somehow do the right thing for a person and make a difference.