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For me it’s about having some control of the situation. I had two cameras when we had an attempted break in, which was only thwarted by the camera and me setting off the alarm manually. I now have 8, which is overkill, admittedly. Cameras don’t seem to be a deterrent in themselves: at least, our burglar looked right at the one that was filming his exploits. If he had managed to get in he would have probably looked for cash and ipads for 5 mins then hopped it, but It would have been upsetting to know he’d got in.
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This question isn't aimed at anyone in particular but why is everyone splashing all this cash on smart home security setups? Are you all living in super high crime areas or something?
I've never felt the need in Clapton, and now we've sold our flat I can say that it's gentrification has been somewhat overstated. But the odd crack head ringing our doorbell and asking for money and the mardy druggie house just down the road don't worry me enough to order a Simplisafe or whatever...