Quote Originally Posted by SomeBeach View Post
I don't think you're paranoid. We all do things to make ourself feel safe. Ever gone to bed and wondered if you locked the back door? Instead of saying "what are the chances tonight someone will try my back door" we get up to make sure its locked. And it takes no extra effort to be cautious. A lot of crime victims are victims because they don't pay attention to what's around them. Like a guy walking thru a parking lot with no purpose....why is he out there. Or a car that seems to turn everywhere you turn. Or someone in a mall not giving you ete contact...they don't want to be noticed. So being safe is just good common sense.
That's absolutely right you say here.
Safety is about performing and/or anticipating actions against situations that may cause you harm;Specially if you live in a non well reputated hood.
Having your tags covered on the web wouldn't prevent an undesirable neirbor drive away with your car during the night while having a relaxing sleep after a tough day at your job site.
I'll be more worry handing my debit/credit card to the clerk at the gas station then covering the tags.
For example,there's gas station where they ask you for your id if you paying with debit/credit card & hold on to them inside the clerk's cabin while you pumping gas several feets away & your stuff outter of your eyesight.
I had an huge argument with the clerk about that situation & following customers didn't fill they cars because of that.
The clerk claimed he had the right to do so following his words itold him: Really ? Ok,so what if money go missing from my account ? Did you wonder who i'll be coming for ?
You can't withold no individual's sensitive info such as debit/credit card & id more then verify that i'm who i say i am.

With that said i had all the station's info such as business license number & called the NYS customer affairs reporting the situation.