Watchman vs. Scarecrow

We were on our way back home after a late night party . We reached our apartment and our watchman was fast asleep . In spite of honking for a couple of minutes , our watchman didn't get up and so I walked out of our car , opened the gate and drove in . My uncle , asked me what kind of a watchman we had ; anyone could come , open the gate and enter our homes . To this my cousin replied , " No uncle , he's not a watchman , he's just a scarecrow . "