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Originally Posted by Seaver
People who know their neighbors.
Think of how many people within sight range of your house you know. Not just know his name, but eat meals together occasionally, house-watch each other, etc.
These are the people who would otherwise not bother a criminal when he parks his van in your driveway and starts loading up your TV/Computer/Paintings/etc simply because they do not want to say anything in case it's just a friend helping you move. By knowing your neighbors, and them knowing you, they would know if you were moving or selling off your stuff.
It's these people who would help you by calling the cops.
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I live way out in the sticks, so people theiving is almost non-existant in the first place. But You are absolutely right. Farmers make great neighbors. In short, most farmers care... As opposed to suburbia or the city, where everyone is crammed together, and are concerned with themselves. Farmers will call the cops, or show up themselves if they notice something fishy going on.
This is the first and foremost reason I hate living in the city (which right now I do for an internship). Out in the sticks, they may not have class, they may have cow shit on their boots, but they are goodnatured, honest people, that all look out for eachother.