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You regularly leave your house unlocked in the small town where you live. As you pull into your driveway after a long day of work, you notice a sign in your yard that says, “This house is unlocked. Anyone could break in right now and take everything.” Would you be pleased? The TCU Police Department is now putting flyers on cars to warn the vehicles’ owners that their valuables are in plain view and susceptible to theft. From CDs, backpacks to clothing anything deemed “valuable” is suspect. It’s a good idea in theory, but are flyers the best solution? The flyers may simply bring more attention to cars holding valuables instead of alerting the owner to the danger of theft. They will simply increase litter on campus as students throw them aside and drive off after classes. They will be ineffective to students. What about students who park their car in a lot and don’t drive it all week? Phone calls. E-mail. A letter in the mail. This information is provided to TCU Police when students buy their permits. Any of these forms of communication will reach the overall student body faster. TCU Police should be commended for trying to come up with something new and different to deter theft, but they should continue to look for ways to increase student awareness of theft rather than simply alert would-be thieves to the valuables in each car. |
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