Brinks commerical... Just call me a cynic

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Those commercials make me roll my eyes also.
On the other hand it's not a big surprise. Brinks' goal is to sell alarm systems, not make a political statement. If they showed the intruder proceeding their marketing team would be fired for not promoting the product positively.
 
just more info. in 99.9 % of the cases,the police show up AFTER the incident.also,most "pro BG's" aren't detered by an alarm,run of the mill crack head may be detered. jwr
 
I think a home security system is part of an overall security plan.

However, I'd like to see a commerical where at the alarm going off because the lock was picked or something, the gun owner wakes up and grabs his gun....vs a gun owner sleeping soundly while same badguy tip-toes into the bedroom with a bludgeoning tool raised high.

Something along the lines of 'Brinks...because we can't all be light sleepers and quickdraw artists"

However, selling Brinks as a magic button to push that will scare intruders away....no, that isn't right
 
I'd like to see a commerical where at the alarm going off because the lock was picked or something, the gun owner wakes up and grabs his gun
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Springfield Armory has a commercial like that. Home owner downs the invader with a 1911 and protects his family. It's on the outdoor channel during every episode of American Rifleman, G&A TV, etc.
 
Brinks is selling a product. They want the people watching to think that they (Brinks) is their messiah and will save them from all robbers. They also may run into legal trouble if they advocated the use of lethal force (the homeowner shoots badguy, badguy sues homeowner, homeowner sues brinks for telling him to do it).
 
Brinks is selling a product. They want the people watching to think that they (Brinks) is their messiah and will save them from all robbers. They also may run into legal trouble if they advocated the use of lethal force (the homeowner shoots badguy, badguy sues homeowner, homeowner sues brinks for telling him to do it).
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Bravo.
 
The Glass break sensor is INSTANT ! I dropped a glass once and nearly had a heart attack ! Scared the **** outa me ! I think that commercial is pretty lame, although that annoying noise could scare most anyone away. If Mr. Badguy were going to kill you, he'd have MORE than enough time to make a sandwich after he was done.
 
All Brinks can do is call the police. I could do that myself.

Having said that, I suppose if I lived in some kind of community where the service was included as part of the dues, I wouldn't turn it down, but it doesn't change my response plan in any way. I would tell them; "Get here as soon as you can", I would not include; "Because I have a shotgun, and if you don't, you only need a cleanup crew."
 
I live in the country so the police are not at the top of my Who To Call list in a break-in scenario. I do have multiple signage posted regarding my alarm system.

My (unmonitored) alarm system (mostly X10 components) turns on a lot of lights, makes a LOT of noise, starts dialing pre-programmed numbers (to armed&proficient, like-minded, nearby family/friends), allows me to arm myself and quickly determine which sensor(s) was tripped.

Hopefully, the lights & noise convinces the perp(s) that he does not want to have an encounter at my house.

When my alarm system is not armed it will provide me with visual indication of a sensor window or PIR sensor being tripped and a visual & audible (DING!) indication of an alarmed door being opened.

I can sleep soundly knowing that any breach will awaken me.
 
My dad once made an alarm system for his house(unmonitored). When it went off you could litterally hear it at the Police station 3 miles away. This was in a semi rural area, but the township offices were only 3 miles away in a direct line.
 
The brinks commercial would be much better if the woman had been holding a handgun.
Why is it so hard to show a realistic depiction of a person in a home invasion scenario? With 1/3 of America being gun owners, is this such an unrealistic scenario.
What the heck? Why must even a home security company be so PC?
 
Didn't that BTK murderer work for Brinks? Or was it ADT? In either case, a pretty infamous serial killer worked for one of the big name home security companies. Since he installed the systems, he knew how to deactivate them and did so before binding, torturing, and killin the victims :(

The brinks commercial would be much better if the woman had been holding a handgun.
Why is it so hard to show a realistic depiction of a person in a home invasion scenario? With 1/3 of America being gun owners, is this such an unrealistic scenario.
What the heck? Why must even a home security company be so PC?
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Is this a serious question? It's a home security company trying to sell you home security service and products. Would you expect GM to start running ad's of people on the latest Trek?
 
Is this a serious question? It's a home security company trying to sell you home security service and products. Would you expect GM to start running ad's of people on the latest Trek?
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If you'd have read some of the previous posts talking about having a system, a system being a home security system + training + dog + firearm, etc., then you would have understood. Also, another post said that Brinks wasn't anti-gun in the first place.

Is it hard to comprehend that a security system can be a good thing, a thing that is made even better by the presence of a defensive firearm? It is definitely better than a firearm on its own.
 
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*Door comes crashing down*

WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! WOOT!

BOOM! Klack-chak Boom!

*ring* This is Brinks, is everything okay?

No, everything is not okay! There's ****ing blood everywhere, and I just had my carpets cleaned!

Hold on, I'm calling the police now.

The police can wait! Call my lawyer! And Stanley Steemer, before this stuff dries!
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Every time I see one of those commercials, this is the kind of scene that goes through my head.

:D
 
my apartment came with a system installed, but I would have to pay for monitoring. We haven't even turned on the panel. Many of my neighbors have, and I first found it annoying, then realized it blended into the background noise, thus losing most of its effect. I live on the 3rd floor of a high end apartment building with a couple gates, an electronic locking door, and two deadbolts on my apartment door. Add to that a light sleeping roommate who complains about the noise of cracking a beer after 10pm, and the Sig next to the bed, and I think I'm pretty safe.
 
It's funny how some people here seem to think that their gun is going to jump out of the safe and defend the home even while the homeowner is away from the premises.

Either that or they must never leave their home at all and therefore have no need to deter social misfits who might take advantage of an empty home.

Every alarm company also has pamphlets/booklets showing what to do to increase the security of a home. It they thought their system was the be all/end all of protection they wouldn't be publishing such material, eh.

But they understand it's just one tool amoung many.

And it does work for what it is meant for. Yes, the "pros" know how to get around such things... but very few people in most neighborhoods have to defend against such pros.

They are much more worried about the quick smash and grab opportunist that account for the majority of home burglaries. And given the choice of two equal homes on the same street, but one with an alarm sign out front, which one do you think that mope is going to attempt?
 
LOL our county has 2(!) Sheriff cruisers on the road on weekends , if we ever have someone break into our house its most likely that the deputy will need up to 20 minutes to arrive.
I rather trust my 12 gauge with 00 Buck
 
Uhhhh... wouldn't it have been smarter to first get a gun?
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Everyone don't own or want firearms. If you are paying for a security system I would hope they call when they see an alarm and offer all the help they can.
 
Why is it so hard to show a realistic depiction of a person in a home invasion scenario? With 1/3 of America being gun owners, is this such an unrealistic scenario.
What the heck? Why must even a home security company be so PC?
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Because, except for a few of us here on this Forum, few americans walk around their homes with a pistol on thier hip. My sister and her husband are gun owners. Hunters. All of their guns are hunting rifles and shotguns with a couple dozen rounds total locked in a gun case. Until I lent them a Pistol this weekend they did not own any handguns. Neither carry the gun around the house in thier normal activities.
So, to me, the commercial was realistic. A woman walking through her home sudenly sees a BG outside her patio door who attempts to break in. She drops her coffee cup as the alarm goes off. The BG flees and the alarm company calls.
Very few people would do much differently.
 
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