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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[The Purge] Can people hide out in Mexico and Canada during the purge?
gpt
You can and people probably do but it isn't a great idea.

During the purge, there are no laws. This includes destruction of property and theft. While you are chilling in Ottawa for the weekend people are probably destroying your house and stealing your stuff.

If you are a homeowner, it might be in your best interest to stay and defend your property and possessions. While people are looting the neighborhood your house should appear to be not worth the effort. Houses are a big investment. 

If you just rent, skipping town for a couple days also isn't a good idea. Your landlord knows you left and whatever you kept in your apartment is there for the taking. They don't even need to break in because they have a key. If you take everything of valuable with you, you still might come back to see a poo on your living room rug.

But lets say you booby-trap your house. Well two things might happen. First, a patient thief will just spend the night trying to work around the booby trap. What could you build that would keep a determined person outside your house for ten hours? Second, what if the booby-trap goes off after the purge? Laws existed then so you might come back to your house only to be arrested for man-slaughter.