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Originally Posted by stephencp  This has two very dangerous assumptions-
#1 the police will be there in two minutes. In many, many places it will be more like 20 minutes if they show at all.
#2 - you also assume that the burglers won't hurt or kill you. It's already a "hot robbery" assuming your home, so why assume that the same people who are ALREADY stealing from you, aren't going to hurt you as well, particularly since you intend to tell the police all you can about them... |
1. Heh, my bad there, me and my urban ways.
2. I agree that there is nothing wrong with attacking them when it's for self- defense. I was referring to situations where there is no immediate danger, when you could escape, or they don't know you're there.