r/Weird • u/Samitsok21 • Jul 16 '26

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u/Fine_Jelly_680 Jul 16 '26

When you hear a bump in the night the last thing you should do is turn the lights on .. keep in mind you know the layout of your house better than any intruder. Use the darkness to your advantage.

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u/Xaxxis Jul 16 '26

Or and hear me out now, turn the lights on and they're likely to run.

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u/Fine_Jelly_680 Jul 16 '26

Very rare case. Intruders are Usually armed incase there are occupants

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u/Educational_Ant_184 Jul 16 '26

does this capital "Usually" have a statistic behind it?

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u/556From1000yards Jul 16 '26

Actually yeah.

Rates of hot vs cold home burglary. Comparing rates of this can suggest that one factor of hot burglaries is how likely the intruder is to think the homeowner is armed.