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Ask Slashdot: Starting From Scratch After a Burglary?

Posted by timothy on from the smart-guns-lots-of-smart-guns dept.

New submitter sc30317 writes "My house got robbed on Friday, and all of our electronics got stolen. Everything. Now, I have to go out and buy all new electronics with the insurance money. We had five TVs (don't ask), three laptops, a Bose Sound dock with iPod, a digital camera, and a desktop stolen. It's looking like I am going to get around $10K from the insurance company to replace everything. What would you do if you had to replace ALL of your technology in your house at once? I'm thinking: replace TVs; nice Desktop; new speakers; and new, cool stuff I don't know about (suggestions welcome). I already added a DVR security system, so hopefully the new things won't get burgled! Looking for suggestions to utilize my money in order to get the best stuff. Also, no Windows computers allowed in my house."

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  1. First purchase by PPH · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Buy a mean dog.

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    Have gnu, will travel.
    1. Re:First purchase by silas_moeckel · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Na get a nice lovable dog.and protection training an aggressive dog is useless / dangerous. That said a nice female defending her home will ripe the face off anybody not supposed to be there.while your newborn can grab yank and otherwise harass her and she will just look at you for help.

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      No sir I dont like it.
    2. Re:First purchase by Runaway1956 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Barbarian? That is quite telling. You can't tell the difference between a person defending his home, and the barbarian who broke into his home. No wonder our "justice system" is so messed up.

      Shoot the thief dead, dead, dead, and hope that he hasn't bred yet!

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      "Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
  2. Personal Information by Jeng · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they have your desktop then they likely have all of your personal information. I would be rather worried about that portion of the theft and would be curious how one would work to make sure that the information they stole would be useless.

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    Don't know something? Look it up. Still don't know? Then ask.
  3. Wait to see what you need based on use. by concealment · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Buy nothing. Wait for a need; then research what fits it best.

    You've been given an opportunity in disguise here.

    Do you really want all that stuff that consumes time? Only one way to tell: wait for yourself to need it, then buy it as you determine those needs based on what you actually use.

  4. They'll Be Back by brainboyz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Whatever you decide on, don't buy everything all at once. They'll be casing your place again in a few days because they know you'll be replacing everything with nice NEW stuff.

  5. Re:MOVE OUT while there's less stuff by MozeeToby · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Crime is as low as it's been in 30 years, violent crime even more so. This image that our society is crumbing is one that is produced by the media and backed up by the human instinct to remember 'the good old days'.