What would you do if someone broke into your home?

[hakujinbakasama]

If they know you are home and they come in the house anyway you're going to have bigger problems then them stealing your TV. We still have occasional burglaries here but they make double sure you're not home.

I think people too often don't understand this. Compliance does not equal safety.

[r3gul8r]

Thankfully stay in a nice part of town in a country who has gun control.

Again the Americans trying to be the hard men shooting then calling the cops. Fucking hell.

It sounds to me that 'your' part of town would be the best place to rob. Nice things and NO guns! LOL

[hakujinbakasama]

It's 100% racist.

You need to go learn what is racism vs internet racism. Real life is much different than internet fantašy.

[Deleted]

I thought I was gonna be a pussy the first time someone tried to break in but I grabbed a rolling pin, opened the door before he got it open and started swinging. Fortunately it was just my drunk neighbor mistaking my apartment for his(I live one floor below him). So I guess that's what I would do; Open the door to catch them off guard and club them to death with a rolling pin.

[Les Paul]

That's so racist of you to assume the intruders are black.

No where in my post did I mention the actual race of the intruders.

You are assuming they are black, not me.

[badaku]

I'd open the door for them and laugh. I've got nothing worth stealing.

[cyndallis]

It sounds to me that 'your' part of town would be the best place to rob. Nice things and NO guns! LOL

In real life burglars tend to be motivated by and constrained by poverty. Crime actually goes up as you move into a poorer areas with high rates of unemployment and low rates of pay.

[Templar 331]

Stabby stabby stabby with my big machete.

[Low Hanging Fruit]

This has happened to be twice. Once it was a harmless older gentlemen that simply was out of his mind / lost. The second time it was someone entering with the intention of taking property. Both times I handled it the same way. Simply grabbed my rifle and surprised them from cover with the weapon aimed and ready to go. I had zero want to kill either one of them. For one it would have made a mess. Second killing should never be the aim. Should be noted I am ex-military so this situation is something I have faced before. I would recommend for most people just to call the police and hold down the bedroom in safety. Hell I likely would do that now as well. But these both happened when I was younger and more a hot head.

The old man seemed to recover after the surprise. Realized he was in the wrong place and was truly terrified. I called 911 and they took him to the hospital. The next day his family came by and thanked me and all was forgiven on both sides. The second man, the one that wanted to steal from me, also gave up. After the 911 call they took him in. It was his 3rd offense so he went to prison. If I knew that looking back I likely would have just told him to get lost. I didn't really want anything to do with putting someone in prison for many years. Felt kind of bad as odd as that sounds.

[Osoroshii]

It was his 3rd offense so he went to prison. If I knew that looking back I likely would have just told him to get lost. I didn't really want anything to do with putting someone in prison for many years. Felt kind of bad as odd as that sounds.

...why would you feel bad? If it's his third offense, it would seem he's not willing to change and is highly unlikely to even attempt to if you simply let him go. Him going to prison keeps him from robbing anyone else or possibly escalating from robbery to more violent crimes.

[anveena]

Go grab a gun and shoot them if they're armed or try to attack me.

[Noradin]

Call 991, lock the door to my room and shout at them that I called the police.
Burglers normally flee over here as soon as someone spots them.

[derpkitteh]

i don't know, honestly. i don't think i could shoot them, i wouldn't want myself to shoot them.

i'd probably just panic while my mom or brother deals with it, hopefully it'd be my brother, since he's huge.

if i was home alone... well, probably die. or be raped. i imagine if they tried to rape me, i'd just go with it to keep him from hurting me in any other way. no resistance, just attempt to please him however i can.

[Deleted]

Shoot the intruder.

[Lemons]

I'd probably do something stupid like walk out and check what's going on, but if I could restrain myself from doing that I would just to call 911 and then book it out of there. It's actually quite nice I have a door in my bedroom that leads directly to the outside, so it would be easy. I wouldn't want to hide, my house isn't very big...so they'd probably just find me and use me as a hostage when the police show up, and they'd show up super quick cause I live only 6 blocks away from a police station.

Call 991, lock the door to my room and shout at them that I called the police.
Burglers normally flee over here as soon as someone spots them.

I wouldn't want them to flee...I'd want those sons of bitches to get caught and go to jail so they can't burglarize anyone else.

[Eazy]

Again the Americans trying to be the hard men shooting then calling the cops. Fucking hell.

And then they come to you, murder you and your partner/kids and steal your goods. Police will come 15 min later later and say "Well... He should've defend himself. Okay, get the ambulance and clean that mess."

if i was home alone... well, probably die. or be raped. i imagine if they tried to rape me, i'd just go with it to keep him from hurting me in any other way. no resistance, just attempt to please him however i can.

It looks like an opening to a porn movie... And after reading what you did write I think that you already considered that scenario a few times. Just get a gas or a knife in case of that emergency situation...

[Johnkie]

Shoot if cornered but I would attempt to avoid engagement if possible. I'd rather the police handle that part.

HAH id let em rob me.
Nothing of value in my crib.

hmm... my gamer pc...
on second thought, i would probably electrify the door knop, put paint can's on robes (as sling weapons), get alot of bricks, tarantula...
Well yeah you get the idea

[derpkitteh]

It looks like an opening to a porn movie... And after reading what you did write I think that you already considered that scenario a few times.

if i'm raped but alive, i'm still alive. if i attempt to resist and get beaten or stabbed or shot, then i'm most likely raped and dead.

raped and alive sounds slightly better, when you fear the afterlife like i do.

[hakujinbakasama]

if i'm raped but alive, i'm still alive. if i attempt to resist and get beaten or stabbed or shot, then i'm most likely raped and dead.

raped and alive sounds slightly better, when you fear the afterlife like i do.

see as a gun owner I don't agree, but as a logical human I see your point of view and understand. No one solution is perfect. I wish no one would ever have to find out either way.

[Eazy]

if i'm raped but alive, i'm still alive. if i attempt to resist and get beaten or stabbed or shot, then i'm most likely raped and dead.

raped and alive sounds slightly better, when you fear the afterlife like i do.

I'm not sure which option is better. It really depends of the person, some people would rather be dead than raped. Some otherwise. And that's not my problem and I don't judge anyone.

I recommend sleeping near gas/knife just in case.