I hear ya OldHead,I don't think anyone here actually would disagree with you protecting your family.I know if I was on a jury deliberations would end swiftly.
On the housing issue,both trains of thought are correct to a degree.Yes you don't want discovery made if your boiler goes out at 3 AM. If you are living in a multi family,someone will want an issue adressed immediately.Therefore your up the creek with no time to shut down your grow.Also not all of us are able to have an Electrician come in and do it right.With that being said I wouldn't want my family living on the otherside of the wall from a stoner who went to the Jethro Clampett school of wiring.Also look at the poor baseard in pawtucket during the summer.The Douchebag landlady had signs posted around the entire property,informing the general public of a growhouse.

She put his life in imminent danger for a home invasion.Not to mention his right to privacy had been violated.She may as well have put up a sign saying Gay Men Live Here With Aids.