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In article <2tpq4k$d8s@access3.digex.net> bwalsh@access.digex.net (Bill Walsh) writes:
>Can anyone recommend a good place to buy a sledgehammer to smash the cars 
>of alarm owners? 
	No, as we law-abiding citizens do not want to aid and abet a crime.
Much as we would like to do so in this case...  

>For that matter, can anyone cite an example of an alarm actually 
>preventing a car theft and not just annoying a five-block radius for no 
>good reason?
	Alarms do not "prevent" theft.  They make noise to attract the attention
of the car owner and other good citizens, who, if the thief has not 
already left the area, are supposed to call the police.  Even locks and
engine cut-off devices are supposed to delay the thief, to the point 
that fear of attention and annoyance at hampered crime makes the criminal  
leave.  If the automobile owner has an overly sensitive alarm, the police
will often make it a point to fine that person for creating a nuisance.
Either way, peace (and quiet) wins.  
>--Bill
>