C3PX said:

I have a kick ass security system strapped to the bottom of my bed...

yeah, and if the robber is smart enough, he'll rob your place when you are not there and then he'll have the "kick ass security system"(I'm assuming this "kick ass security system" is a gun).

prefer my security system and yes, it is attached to all the windows that can open. We have several windows that don't open. A robber would have to break them in order to get into the house. It would look suspicious to our neighbors and would probably wake us up. If it didn't, it would wake up our dog and she would bark(scream would be a better description). When she barks, no one sleeps. Of course, it looks like we won't have a dog in couple of months unfortunately. The security system itself, when goes off, is loud enough to wake the dead. Its sound is deafening. Also if it goes off and no one shuts it off fast enough, the alarm company automatically dials the cops.