So there's a burglar down stairs...
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jas xjr said:
what is it like there with the police ? I know in india the police can be on the side of the criminals and can be the instigators of the crime
It depends how friendly you are with the local cops. You might have to bribe them to investigate, but then it depends how 'connected' the thief and his buddies are as well. Thus why we have nine dogs in the yard, and an 8 foot wall around the back, with razor wire on, so hopefully it never comes to the above scenario.
Faced with that situation, what you'll actually do won't necessarily follow the version of events you'd play out in your head when it's an abstract situation. As Blown2CV says, a lot of it is instinctive.
In my case, a couple of months ago the wife told me there was someone downstairs. Immediate reaction was to head downstairs and see what was happening (far preferable in my mind to waiting to see if they came upstairs).
Kitchen was a right state. Perpetrator* still there, but appeared to pose little threat so was appropriately dealt with and left until morning.
Returning back upstairs, wife commented that she'd not expected me to head straight downstairs into a potentially dangerous situation and with it, but on balance was glad I did. She was a bit vague about what exactly she had expected me to do though...
Suspect if the situation arose again I'd probably do the same - although, with hindsight, grabbing a bathrobe and/or something heavy might not have been a bad idea (having said that, I don't think perpetrator* expected to be confronted by a chap wearing only a pair of boxers and a "pissed off at being woken at 2am" face).
(* when I say perpetrator, I mean the pot plant that had toppled off the table and smashed on the tiles)
In my case, a couple of months ago the wife told me there was someone downstairs. Immediate reaction was to head downstairs and see what was happening (far preferable in my mind to waiting to see if they came upstairs).
Kitchen was a right state. Perpetrator* still there, but appeared to pose little threat so was appropriately dealt with and left until morning.
Returning back upstairs, wife commented that she'd not expected me to head straight downstairs into a potentially dangerous situation and with it, but on balance was glad I did. She was a bit vague about what exactly she had expected me to do though...
Suspect if the situation arose again I'd probably do the same - although, with hindsight, grabbing a bathrobe and/or something heavy might not have been a bad idea (having said that, I don't think perpetrator* expected to be confronted by a chap wearing only a pair of boxers and a "pissed off at being woken at 2am" face).
(* when I say perpetrator, I mean the pot plant that had toppled off the table and smashed on the tiles)
SimNugget said:
BlackZeD said:
Creep down, overpower him and hammer a frozen sausage or two up his arse, simples.
Brilliant!Use a door wedge to jam the bedroom door shut (makes it very hard to kick in) and call the rozzers and hit the panic button.
In most cases, homeowners that draw weapons on invaders in the UK have them used against them.
"Honey! Get the keys to the gun cabinet from my bedside drawer, will you?"I've experienced a sort of similar situation; came back to my parents house one day to find the glass in the front door had been smashed and the door slightly ajar.
My reaction? Went straight in and started searching for the bugger! Didn't really think about it, my blood was up as soon as I realised we'd been broken into. Searched the ground floor, largely open plan so only took a few seconds, then went upstairs, took some admittedly tentative looks in the bedrooms. Discovered the main bedroom ransacked but no crim.
Not sure what would have happened had I caught them, I think adrenaline would have been racing for both of us. I dare say it would have got messy. Probably just as we'll they'd scarpered, I reckon I've got more to loss than a typical burglar.
My reaction? Went straight in and started searching for the bugger! Didn't really think about it, my blood was up as soon as I realised we'd been broken into. Searched the ground floor, largely open plan so only took a few seconds, then went upstairs, took some admittedly tentative looks in the bedrooms. Discovered the main bedroom ransacked but no crim.
Not sure what would have happened had I caught them, I think adrenaline would have been racing for both of us. I dare say it would have got messy. Probably just as we'll they'd scarpered, I reckon I've got more to loss than a typical burglar.
LooneyTunes said:
She was a bit vague about what exactly she had expected me to do though...
Because she'd spent the few minutes wondering how she'll spend your life insurance payout. There were images of a cruise, a tag-team of ex-Chippendales and handcuffs on her mind, so naturally she was going to be a bit vague when you reappeared safe and sound.
I think it depends a lot on what is in the house
I would think someone with family in the house would be a lot more defensive, sure many parents would give their life rather than allow their children to come to harm.
Personally I have an 8 stone Labrador Rottweiler cross who is soft as s
t but has a hell of a bark on him, if they get past him then wedge the door call the police & wait
If they try to get in the bedroom then no choice but to fight really!
I did read an amusing article a few years back where a resident threw a portable tv down the stairs at an intruder must have been a home alone moment!! Killed the intruder outright but the resident was cleared of all charges
I would think someone with family in the house would be a lot more defensive, sure many parents would give their life rather than allow their children to come to harm.
Personally I have an 8 stone Labrador Rottweiler cross who is soft as s
t but has a hell of a bark on him, if they get past him then wedge the door call the police & wait If they try to get in the bedroom then no choice but to fight really!
I did read an amusing article a few years back where a resident threw a portable tv down the stairs at an intruder must have been a home alone moment!! Killed the intruder outright but the resident was cleared of all charges
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