It’s night time. Let’s say you’re at home and you hear (in another part of the house) unknown, disturbing noises. Taking a weapon (gun if you have one, or a knife or heavy blunt object if you don’t) you go investigate and run face to face with a stranger in your house/flat/apartment etc. It is, for all purposes of this thread, really a burgler breaking it and you know (don’t ask me how, I’m just setting up the scenario) beyond the shadow of a doubt that it’s a burgler. You don’t see any weapon of his, as it happens.
And so now you are unsure of what he’ll do next. He might leg it. Or he could charge and try to harm you (and who knows who else in the house).
So what do you do? Do you kill him? Injure? Point the gun and tell him not to move? Wait for a perilous second to see what they are going to do (and if they start running, let them go; and if they start charging or reaching for their own weapon, shoot?)
What does your next move really depend on in such a situation? Especially when you have to make a decision in a couple of seconds or less?
Does anyone keep weapons within easy reach for this purpose alone? And is anybody aware of their own local laws as to the so-called “right” of the intruder?
Do you have a favoured weapon for these circumstances, if at all? And if you chose to use it, exactly where would you prefer aim it on the intruder?
Weapon of choice: cast iron skillet
Attack mode: against the back of the intruder’s head, followed by a herculean kick in the twigs and berries to render him immobile and then proceed to go for the kill by pushing his teef down his thorat by jamming my bunny slipper donned foot into his mouth.
Post-attack courtesy: I will be polite to put his teef in a doggy bag and give it back to him.
I will concede the point on the bunny slipper mode of attack. As it happens, I think I am in need of a new pair of Homer Simpson toe-huggers. In the meantime, this, alas, means that the single defense weapon I am left with is my exceedingly sharp wit. Should I catch anyone on my property without my permission, I can pretend to disarm him with a pithy aphorism, beat him up with an acerbic observation on his sartorial accoutrements, and then swiftly immobilise him with a strongly worded letter to The Times.
But on further reflection, I might be partial to a good set of knives, however. I’m not too sure of my aim, so some target practice is in order, I think.
I will sit with him as he ransacks my home, tell him where the choicest items are kept and how much they cost..for insurance purposes
Mayhaps I will have time to read to him from my favourite books
We may build up a rapport and I may make a new friend...
who knows....
at times like those there is very little time for logical thinking...your animal instincts will take over and you either scream like a half crazed fool or ripping off a chair leg and walloping the burgler
perhaps teh gun you keep under the pillow will come in after all
we always have tons of undays.
I would suddenly turn on the light and start throwing eggs at him. While he is doing yuck disguting try to come near me.I would throw more on his eyes and move away quickly. My abu ji's hammer is always in kitchen. I would grab that and give a nice swing right on his left cheek. Then all i need to do grab my heels and kick him where it hurts. he is going to be behosh by this time. If he is a strong one i would not mind using laaal mirch instead of unday on him.
grab cell phone take his quick picture. Call 911. and sit right next to him with hot and warm iron. everytime he moves he will get a new mark on him :D
hmmmm.. if i was in that situation, i will most likely think of my family's security first.. at ANY cost.. if i have to shoot that guy to ensure that, i wouldnt hesitate for a second and will pull the trigger, right away..
having said that, no i dont like to kill people.. but if something comes along that puts my family in questionnable-situation for safety, i will take every precaution to take that factor, outta equation..
oh .. and i keep all sorts of things around me , around the house that can be used as weapons.. i have 7 and 10 pound dumbles under my bed, pool stick near by, have crystal decoration items that are heavy (and i've a good aim), EVERYWHERE in the house i have things lying around that u can throw and hit somebody and disable/shock them temporarily.. sometimes u just need half-second..
in THIS particular case, i will make sure to startle the shadow before opening fire..
ok...
Kill him with knife
Smash him with hammer
Cut into peices
Put it in oven
Heat till it get burn
Put black ashes in to garbage
come back home
turn on Music
next...
Being a single female who lives all by herself in an apartment, I always make sure to double check the front door to make sure all the locks are locked. I've always refused to get a ground floor apartment.....right now I'm on the 2nd floor so I'm not too worried about anyone climbing in through the windows but at any rate, I NEVER open my windows so they're always locked.
If I hear someone inside my apt. in the middle of the night, the first thing I'd do is dial 911 on my cell which I ALWAYS keep on the nightstand by my bed. I don't own a gun right now so getting that isn't an option. Personally, I would not grab a knife or any other sharp objects b/c I believe that increases my chances of being hurt. Since I'm very small(5'1", 92 lbs), it'll be very easy for almost any guy to overpower me. IF the intruder doesn't have a weapon to begin with, having a knife in my hand pretty much gives him the weapon to use on me.
I do carry pepper spray with me and most likely will use that to try to defend myself. But I wouldn't put up too much of a fight b/c my assumption would be that the intruder is there to either steal and/or rape me. I won't do anything that increases my chances of getting injured. I'll have 3 options in this situation:
1) Getting things stolen and/or being raped and left alone.
2) Getting things stolen and/or being raped and then being beaten so bad that I have permanent injuries(paralysis, brain damange, severe lifelong disfigurement etc.).
3) Getting things stolen and/or being raped and then getting murdered.
