Tools for self defence

gibbndip

Great...I feel so much safer now.....

balibule

Great...I feel so much safer now.....

https://balipod.com/forum/threads/security-company.6792/

gibbndip

Well Ill be busy tomorrow, I hope CV Patriot is open and easy to find !!! Thanks Balibule.

balibule

Ok. I thought you were being sarcastic there in your first post. I guess it's what you expect on this forum :icon_rolleyes: I don't think pepper spray is an all-in-one solution against being robbed but it may help a little. I bought it for my wife who is "home alone" quite often when I'm working. It's about here; Jalan Patih Jelantik to Bali, Indonesia - Google Maps

balibule

Just sharing this if someone would be interested. After having read a story on Balipod of a family being robbed at their home, I have been on the lookout for pepperspray. I found a shop in Kuta which sells all kind of police and military accessories. It's new. They have pepperspray, tasers and those steel antennae style of sticks that you can pull out like a whip and hit someone badly with. The pepperspray was 125 000 rp (small size fits about size of hand). The steel whip comes in two sizes and was either 275 000 or 300 000 and tasers start at 700 000. The shop is called CV Patriot. It's on Jalan Patih Jelantik (opposit Alta Moda). 0361 761 718 Appart from pepperspray they sell all kinds of military and police uniforms. They look very real actualy and I think it's the real stuff so if an Indonesian would like to scam someone by acting as a police than this is definitely the place to get equipped.

gibbndip

Ok. I thought you were being sarcastic there in your first post. I guess it's what you expect on this forum :icon_rolleyes: I don't think pepper spray is an all-in-one solution against being robbed but it may help a little. I bought it for my wife who is "home alone" quite often when I'm working. It's about here; Jalan Patih Jelantik to Bali, Indonesia - Google Maps

There was a hint of sarcasm but at the fact they sell the uniforms there as well !!! But I hear ya. We're in the same boat as far as the work situation goes, hence my shopping expedition tomorrow :icon_biggrin: Thanks for the map, Ill need it, also for the post. Our safety has played on my mind a little so it will be good to have some sort of protection, better than nothing and maybe more psychological than anything. Cheers

gibbndip

Well Im happy to say I've been & come away with some goodies & plan to go back !!! Thanks for the info balibule. Well worth a look for anyone thinking about it.

dontworryaboutit

Never carry a weapon unless you are prepared to use it. If you are just going to pull it out to scare an intruder you better hope they dont have any weapons themselves cos if they are facing jail time or worse if caught they will be likely to use theirs. My house has been robbed twice (both times around Galungan when it was quiet and nobody around in the Perumahan). They used crowbars to get in through the windows so can you imagine facing down a person or people wielding crow bars with your pepper spray? ....now I have security bars and a dog, so far so good.

pollyanna

dontworryaboutit wroteNever carry a weapon unless you are prepared to use it. If you are just going to pull it out to scare an intruder you better hope they dont have any weapons themselves cos if they are facing jail time or worse if caught they will be likely to use theirs. My house has been robbed twice (both times around Galungan when it was quiet and nobody around in the Perumahan). They used crowbars to get in through the windows so can you imagine facing down a person or people wielding crow bars with your pepper spray? ....now I have security bars and a dog, so far so good.

We’ve all heard and experienced how many of the Indonesians are afraid of dogs. I thought our dogs would be all the deterrent we needed but I was wrong. The Javanese who attacked us weren’t in the least afraid of our dogs and our four dogs were no match for their big bats. We thought they had killed one of our dogs when she jumped to defend us. That bat cracked loudly on the top of her head and down she went. She is a big dog who can put her paws on my shoulders and I’m tall so size wasn’t a deterrent either. The reason they were not afraid of the dogs is because they had done some work at our house and knew the dogs were not dangerous.

yang peduli

balibule wroteJ I found a shop in Kuta which sells all kind of police and military accessories. It's new.

It's not new. Patriot been there for several years now. Dogs? They simply poisoned our beautiful male Rotty before robbing our place...

donfuego

Sounds very scary! So what do you guys do for protection? I guess after an experience like that you're not just gonna sit around waiting for it to happen again.

jezzz12

Wow Mark! Sounds like you have all the bases covered. Does anyone know whats legal in defending you property in Bali?

gibbndip

Well Iv got the bars on windows and some strategically placed weapons now, thanks to Balibule, now im getting the dog sorted (looking at getting a Rottie pup). But by the look of some of these posts its not going to make much difference, if some A-hole wants to rob us they will find a way :icon_evil:

Fred2

I should be worried I live in Java, We only have surcuity guards at the gate & they ride up & down all day & night. I feel very safe.:icon_mrgreen: I must say I only read the post from Pollyanna last night, I hope everything is getting back in order, Its not what you dream paradise was surpose to be.

donfuego

If you live in a villa out in the sawa I can understand it, but if you live in a crowded place with neighbors, wouldn't that be less of a "threat" ?

balibule

If you live in a villa out in the sawa I can understand it, but if you live in a crowded place with neighbors, wouldn't that be less of a "threat" ?

Italian national Alfredo Delbo was severely injured at dawn on Dec. 30 when five masked robbers entered his villa in Cucukan, Gianyar, after poisoning two guard dogs. Delbo was hit in the head with machetes and the robbers made off with Rp 2 billion (US$222,000) in valuables. On Jan. 19, Lusiana Burgess, the wife of retired British pilot David Bulger, was found dead in their house in Kerobokan. Her body was bruised and several valuables were missing from the house. Police believe she was the victim of a violent robbery. Six days later, Australian national Christine Cheryl was attacked by four robbers at her rented villa in the isolated area of Tiying Tukul village in Badung. The robbers stole jewelry, electronic goods and cash worth around Rp 180 million. Police arrest more robbers targeting foreigners | The Jakarta Post this was last year though, not this year.

donfuego

Who the f** keeps $200'000+ valuables in their home? But ok... These are all ugly, violent crimes and should not be accepted. A friend's house got robbed recently in Umalas. They only got away with small stuff (they were obviously on a motorbike - small timers). They were waiting for him to leave the place, so no violence, but it was the first time in his 20+ years in Bali that somebody broke into his home :(

tcollins

Anyone have any other suggested locations apart from Patriot, as these guys were out of stock and didn't know when they would get any more in? Thanks

hecta

Any suggestions please? My fiancé, who lives and works in Jayapura, had her house burgled during the day when she was away at work. Burglars just lifted roof tiles and entered thru the ceiling. Being an easy "job" for them, I am worried they will return. Pity that roof tiles can't be fastened.

Markit

Only thing you can do is get her a security guard, but that has problems too. Maybe get someone that works the night shift so there's always someone there? Dog's will get poisoned if nobody is there and the place gets robbed anyway. I'm sure you're more concerned with her safety than her possessions but it's a problem women have all over the world - is it any wonder they sometimes don't like men very much?