Comments on: Men Are Wimps, According To Home Security Commercial

By: Brent Chapman

Brent Chapman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:22:29 +0000

Originally I saw the commercial it was the first version. The husband’s role is unmistakably passive. It must have made someone at the company cringe because I have yet to see that version again. Since then the edited versions do not make the husband look quite as timid. I am a father of four and yes faced with an intruder I only hope I can make the right decision. In the commercial the husband doesn’t even shout at him to get out. He turns, slams the door and runs to see if he has left. Wouldn’t you at least find something to protect your wife if the intruder intends to come upstairs? How about something to protect yourself? How quickly could the police arrive at the best of times? I think, right or wrong, that most men would not run and cower even if they thought the police were on the way. They may not advance on the intruder but nor would they turn tail and shiver. I have heard horror stories of men confronting burglars but not so many that I do not believe we can’t at least stand for our home, our families safety and the safety of ourselves. We must remember that no matter how anesthetized our culture and media makes us ultimately we are still responsible for our families and our selves.

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:27:48 +0000

This is a tough one! I like to think that I would go “save the day” and hold down the perp until the cops arrived.

I’ve been known to get out of bed and wander through the house at 2 AM after my wife and I heard strange noises. Would I have swung the bat? Who knows… Probably only if my family or I was physically threatened.

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By: Night Writer

Night Writer — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:33:37 +0000

I’ve thought this out before (it’s good to have a plan, even if chances are it all goes out the window when the time comes) and my first priority is to protect my family. I know where the “choke points” are in our house and where I need to be depending on where the rest of my family is located. I have certain, um, tools useful in close quarters as well and you will find me standing in the gap between my family and any intruder. I won’t go after him (or them) – all my stuff is insured and/or replaceable; our lives are insured, but not replaceable. If the bad guys want to leave on their own that’s fine by me. All I have to do is do my best to keep them away from my family until the police arrive (we have phones in just about every room).

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By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:03:46 +0000

Derek, this is too funny and it brought back memories of a home burglary that happened to us when we were newlyweds. It's funny now, but my wife was quite unimpressed with my bravado at the time. After reading your story I just had to blog about it, too. You got some link props. Thank for the trip down memory lane man. Kevin S.s last blog post..â€œMen are Wimpsâ€ Redux

By: Derek Semmler

Derek Semmler — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:40:39 +0000

@Allena :: You make a very good point but guys don’t always think that way. You need to share more details about what happened with your husband and the car burglar!

@Barbara :: Very true, and not just with break-ins. It seems like every day you hear a story about a road rage incident where someone had a weapon or something, you never know what you will encounter.

@Mother Earth :: Wow, that is very scary but a good thing you didn’t break the pattern. When I was a kid, there was a tragedy in our area as a girl was home sick from school during a home invasion. I can only imagine how long it took to get over the violation of being a burglary victim, thankfully you were safe.

@Jeremy :: I’m sure a law like that could be a pretty good deterrent to potential thieves. Even for those that don’t agree in guns in the home, there are other weapons of choice to keep handy.

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By: Jeremy (Discovering Dad)

Jeremy (Discovering Dad) — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:52:55 +0000

Let’s hope none of us have to find out what we’d really do. Like you, though, I’m pretty confident that the intruder would be in for a rude awakening. It’s funny, the town I grew up in (in Georgia) had a law on the books that every household must have a gun, which was obviously not enforced. Nevertheless, my home is still protected to this day by more than just me and a security company.

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By: Mother Earth

Mother Earth — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:41:32 +0000

pre kids my first husband and I managed a 6 flat – one of our tenants stole from us after we got married – what creeped me out the most is he had to know the pattern of our lives in order to pull it off – to me the methodical planning of a job for some of these guys is a huge invasion of my privacy – like being stalked. It had me really looking over my shoulder for a very long time. had we broken the pattern, walked in on the burglary? We could have definitely been in harms way. The idea of which was frightening to both of us.

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By: Barbara Ling

Barbara Ling — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:45:45 +0000

I’d have to agree with the first commenter. Nowadays you have no idea if someone is insane enough to be packing a gun/etc.

Get the family (the ENTIRE family to safety) would be my first priority. That being said, I can certainly understand the desire to defend one’s family…I’m insanely protective about my family.

Data points,

Barbara

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By: Allena

Allena — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:53:14 +0000

Ohhh Derek, humor me while I roll my eyes.

You remind me of my hubs. I can’t stand CANNOT STAND the he-man sentiments.

We had a break in in our car, which my husband happened to witness in the middle of the night and he did the exact same thing- went all he-man. Ugh.

I’d rather have a hiding out alive husband than a he-man dead one….