Burglars aren't the people you see in the movies driving expensive cars, living lavish lifestyles and vacationing in the Caribbean. Burglars are usually addicted to drugs, unemployed because of their habit, and have sucked the lives and savings out of their families and so must turn to crime to get their fix.
You've heard "desperate people do desperate things," and that statement can be directly equated to the mindset of a drug addict. People under the influence are sick and irrational and will stop at nothing to get what they need. Often, their illness has such a grip on them that in their minds, scenarios that actually result in violence leading to murder begin to seem normal. To them, it makes perfect sense that such things are what they need to do to get high.
People often ask, "Why?" "Why would anyone do that?" Because drugs have such a grip on them that the ability to make sound, rational decisions is no longer a part of their psyche.
It's even worse when a teenager is the addict and perpetrator. At a young age, his reality isn't quite developed. Leo Ray and his wife were victims of an invasion at their Idaho home. Ray told the Times-News in an interview that he answered the door at about 6 a.m. the day of the robbery to three guns in his face, then two men held guns to his head while another-whom he later identified as a 16-year-old boy-stood across the room with a rope and another gun. The men tied up the Rays and ransacked their home, stealing guns, computers and other valuables.
The prosecutor stated, "The teen has had significant substance abuse treatment and significant opportunities for counseling in the juvenile justice system." But he obviously was beyond repair.
Bad, sick, dysfunctional people are everywhere. This doesn't mean you should hide under your bed and worry; it means you need to keep your head up, be aware, know your options, live your life and invest in your personal and home security.
Robert Siciliano personal and home security specialist to BestHomeSecurityCompanys.com discussing burglar proofing your home on Fox Boston. Disclosures.
