There’s a video circulating around on the internet about police response to the question, "what do I do if someone breaks into my house?" Of course, the first answer is call 911. Okay. "What do I do then?"
"You wait."
Now, think about that. ‘You wait’ is not going to be an option if someone has broken in. They didn’t stop by to chat and have a cold drink. The police officers interviewed on the video suggested you hide, you run away or, you hold your phone to your ear pretending to call the police.
When my daughter went away to college, I gave her a pistol and showed her how to use it. I instructed her that should anyone break in, she should try to run away and leave the apartment. If there was no escape, then I instructed her to aim carefully and keep pulling the trigger until the aggressor stopped.
Typically police response time, depending upon where you live, to a 911 call may at best be just a few minutes or at worse take an hour. Criminals know this. They intend to get what they want and be gone before the police arrive. And, if you stand in the way of what they want, waiting is not a smart move.
As I’ve said before, I do not want to shoot anyone. But, I do not want to be shot, stabbed or beaten.
Heaven forbid you should ever find yourself in such a situation, but if you do, waiting in fear will probably end very badly.
I guess you could tell the criminal, "The cops are on the way and they are bringing donuts."
PMO
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