[speeder]

Yep, raw intelligence and common sense are definitely not the same thing and frequently don't coexist in the same person. So many other qualities in a person also affect decision making, like laziness, stubbornness, ego, etc.

I agree that the guy this thread is about suffered a bout of terrible luck and WD's description of him didn't really have much to do w that except when he got to the empty safe. The poor guy did that to himself by being extremely naive in letting criminals stay in his house. I have a policy about being other people's victim...I don't allow it. I've paid for motel rooms for people down on their luck multiple times but no one stays in my home unless I specifically invited them and want them here. I don't even tell random acquaintances exactly where I live.

If I do let someone in my home, they are a trusted friend. I happen to have quite a lot of valuables plus guns and sometimes cash in my crib, so if a bad person ever got in, they would have hit pay dirt. I trust my real friends 100% and everyone else on a sliding scale. Don't ever let strangers or people you have questions about into your home. It's an avoidable bummer that is completely unnecessary. Help people in other ways, if you want.

Sounds like a good chance of the perps facing some rural Ohio pokey time. Keep us updated!