Every night and for some daytime as well, people lock themselves inside their homes thinking how safe and secure they are. Most of our belongings are kept inside behind locked doors and glass pane windows, safe from the world. All around us inside our locked fortress set those many fragile glass windows to the outside world. Law enforcement patrols outside for our safety. Unless you live outside of town, and then you rarely see them drive by. Neighbors in some areas keep their eyes peeled for anything suspicious when they are home, and it is light enough to see outside the walls of their homes. Then there is some folk who guard their properties with motion-activated lights and security cameras that watch relentlessly. Home security systems are hardwired to reach out to call centers to alert them of possible breaches. But true security is an illusion people tell themselves. Locks can be picked. Glass can be shattered. Doors can be broken down. Electricity can go out rendering most cameras and lights useless. Camera lenses can be broken or spray painted over. Wires can be cut. All hardwired home security systems can be bypassed with a little training. Call centers rarely respond in adequate time. Police are rarely there when you need them most, and many times only show up when damage has been done. Neighbors sleep, and civilians now have available tech that can see through walls. Security is an illusion and as graspable as mist wafting through a forest. Anyone who really wants in will get in without much trouble. And there are some who are highly trained to do just that… Lethal Tracker-
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AuthorWhite Wolf Von Atzingen has traveled the western hemisphere extensively. He is a Northman, teacher, author, artist, nature lover, and martial artist living in the remote mountains of Vermont. Archives
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