An intruder comes into your home how would you react?

[Trihan]

Maybe you're right. Either way, I think their take is baffling and irresponsible, and if the attack on whomever posted that they called the police was meant as a joke I still think it's a dick thing to say

What OP meant was that their mom and friends would also call 911 and report the intruder. But due to a dangling participle, the sentence could be parsed as saying OP would also call 911 and report their mom and friends. Nolonar was just poking fun at the ambiguity.

 

[RCXGaming]

Well, I know Florida allows you to defend yourself if someone breaks into your premises. First thing I would do is call 911 and then defend myself with whatever I have on hand, provided the intruder isn't armed or has accomplices. Then I would hide.

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

Maybe you're right. Either way, I think their take is baffling and irresponsible, and if the attack on whomever posted that they called the police was meant as a joke I still think it's a dick thing to say

I getcha. Everybody interprets things differently, especially if you don't know someone personally. There are jokes I'd make with friends that I'd never make with strangers online.

 

[Iron_Brew]

I getcha. Everybody interprets things differently, especially if you don't know someone personally. There are jokes I'd make with friends that I'd never make with strangers online.

Very much this.

What OP meant was that their mom and friends would also call 911 and report the intruder. But due to a dangling participle, the sentence could be parsed as saying OP would also call 911 and report their mom and friends. Nolonar was just poking fun at the ambiguity.

Yeah, I get it. I just think it's outta line. Combined with the rest of the post it came across super smug and condescending.

Oh well.

 

[Animebryan]

What would I do if an intruder came into my home? Well....

Think of some horror movies where a bunch of dumbass kids let their curiosity get the better of them & wonder into a creepy, seemingly abandoned home, only to get picked off one by one by some crazed lunatic or monster & they never get out alive.

 

[Philosophus Vagus]

This actually happened to me a couple of years ago, I came home to a busted front door and found a couple of tweakers ransacking the place, one of them brandishing the shotgun I keep beside my bed to deal with intruders. They see me, dude with the shotgun points and shoots, I return fire and tweaker number two bolts. Thankfully shotgun tweaker did end up surviving (that experience was traumatic enough without having to live with killing anyone) and double thankfully shotgun tweaker didn't bring any ammunition with him and I had unloaded and locked away the shells that I keep in the shotgun when I'm at home in a well-hidden ammunition safe separate from the gun safes as is my ritualistic habit every time I leave the house.

Moral of the story, don't just consider how you would react to an intruder consider how intruders are likely to act as well and secure yourself as effectively as you can against that first before anything else. I'm a huge proponent of an individual right to self defense and security in ones person and property but like many others have alluded to just having a weapon of some kind around the house for self defense isn't really enough. Part of the responsibility you take on going down that route should be being acutely aware of where those weapons are at all times and taking steps to make sure such weapons cannot be taken and turned against you. My rule of thumb is if a weapon of mine isn't in my immediate control it is unloaded and/or locked up. Protect yourself and your loved ones, but do so responsibly so that your precautions actually are a boon and not a liability if they do ever become necessary.

Well, I know Florida allows you to defend yourself if someone breaks into your premises. First thing I would do is call 911 and then defend myself with whatever I have on hand, provided the intruder isn't armed or has accomplices. Then I would hide.

I would strongly urge you pick one or the other if possible. If you are capable of sheltering, maybe from a good position where the only way they can approach you is to enter squarely in your line of sight then call the police and sit and wait and hope they actually respond speedily and professionally. If you are in a situation where you have to address the threat immediately though then deal with the threat, give that all your attention, resolve it and only then dial 911. Going back to my previous point, anticipate how others will react so that you aren't caught out by surprise. I've watched so many body cams of cops unloading into a homeowner whose call they were responding too because the intruders screwed off as soon as they learned homeowner was armed, but cops arriving on the scene just see a guy with a gun out and unfortunately, amongst all that adrenaline if you get a warning or command at all it is more likely than not going to be punctuated with gunshots.

 

[gstv87]

What if it's just a kid that climbed over your fence to get its ball back?

I literally just had this same argument over at youtube, and I'll give you the same answer.
*you would be expected to put some COMMON SENSE on the matter, and identify that kid as your neighbor, which you would know from the simple act of STEPPING OUTSIDE every now and then!*

*AS* there are several layers of defense to protect the property that is your life and your belongings, namely, the house itself, the bell at the door, the outer fence, and the line of sight FROM the house TO the outer fence, AND the ability to simply YELL from one end to the other to announce oneself when no harm is intended, THE ACT of trespassing is voluntary and intended to harm.

there is no fixing stupidity, and there is no "what if" scenario that would justify it.
someone trespasses into your property without announcement or authorization? you are authorized to defend yourself.

 

[Animebryan]

*AS* there are several layers of defense to protect the property that is your life and your belongings, namely, the house itself, the bell at the door, the outer fence, and the line of sight FROM the house TO the outer fence, AND the ability to simply YELL from one end to the other to announce oneself when no harm is intended, THE ACT of trespassing is voluntary and intended to harm.

You assume that everyone has a "outer fence" around their home, but if you look on YT for videos of package thieves, every single instance of package theft they have no fence to keep the thieves from running up on their property to take their packages.

Then you got people like me who live in an apartment, surrounded by tweakers, thieves & other lowlifes that would rob your ass blind if given a chance (happened to me twice, both times while I was asleep & I left my living room windows open because it was summer & just wanted some cool air to vent through).

So for some of us, all we have in between our home and the outside is a wall, door or window. (Not even allowed to own a gun in Section 8 housing!)

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

(Not even allowed to own a gun in Section 8 housing!)

Section 8 is useful, but comes with a lot of restrictions.

 

[gstv87]

You assume that everyone has a "outer fence" around their home

my point exactly.
*I* don't assume anything, the people who argue "what if?" do.
everyone seems to think that everyone lives in California, with wide open lots and waist-high wooden fences... so, to *that* point, is that I present the case of common sense.
even with free open space with no restriction, you still have common sense! (one would hope!)

I have THREE DOORS between me and the street, two of them made of hefty timber wood with solid locks, fitted to brick walls 7 ft tall, the outer wall with a fence on top, and the inner wall topped by the second floor of the house.
we keep the outer door locked 24/7.... everyone does, country-wide.
anyone who has a door with a lock, keeps it locked, or at least has a one-side knob.
our houses occupy the entirety of the lot, especially in more urbanized cities.
there are no back doors or waist-height fences that aren't enclosed in another wall or in front of a more solid door.
it's physically impossible to "burst out" of someone's house during a heated argument!

if you "find yourself on the wrong side of the wall", it's because you were pretty determined to do so.

 

[Lornsteyn]

I would signalling someone is at home trough light or noise etc, if the intruders will not leave...well then I can assume ill intend and would get the two biggest sharpest knifes out of the kitchen and prepare myself to fight them off.
Its very hard to get guns in Germany, I always hated that, but on the other side its actually a good thing, here most criminals dont have them either so it will probably be a fair fight, eh of course I would fight dirty on my ground.
I normally hate using violence, even fun fights with friends as kid werent my cup of tea, but I always stood my ground and will continue to do so.

 

[Finnuval]

I will give one clear warning if that isn't sufficient I will consider you a treath to myself and my loved ones and remove you/make sure you are no longer a treath by whatever means necessary - ranging from a stern talking to in case of a kid trespassing to full out use of force if necessary.

Once the situation is under control I will Cal emergency services or someone else in the house will have done so by then.

Happened more then once already.

 

[fugahagen]

Step 1: Don't wake up. Gun fire doesn't wake me up so I doubt a lock getting jimmied will.
Step 2: My dog goes nuts. She is big, scary and loud so I'm sure I would be awake by now.
Step 3: Follow the sound of my big dog with a big gun.
Step 4: Talk about how intruders are not really a problem where I live for some reason... Murica!
Step 5: Realize I can't hear anymore. Seriously, if you fire a gun inside without ear plugs you will not like it. The movies are BS. It's more like the show Archer.

They'd be foolish to intrude in my place. I have self defence mechanisms in form of a messy apartment. If you don't know where to walk, you will get hurt. And unlike booby trapping my house, being messy is not illegal.
If that's not enough, I have a wide array of weapons for close combat of varying lethality and a riot shield. If they come armed with lethal force, they're not making it out alive. And even if they don't have lethal force, they will regret coming here.
I won't call 911 immediately. First I'll deduse the threat. Calling 911 will only concern me when I'm 100% certain of my safety.

Imagine breaking into an ebay sellers home who has a house set up like a Halo map with boxes of product. Tables askew for you to run into the corners. Random thing right where you walk. Looks like a small box but is 50lbs of solid steel in box lol. I have 5 cats and a 80lb pit as well to get past. Then stairs that creek like a old door every single step. Yea 911 is more like a clean up crew than a solution. When every second counts they are just minutes away.

would get the two biggest sharpest knifes out of the kitchen and prepare myself to fight them off.

Dude, don't leave your big knifes in the big knife spot in the kitchen. It will be used against you.

 

[ZombieKidzRule]

Oh the many ways to answer this. I can’t tell the intent of the OP so I will go mostly with humor.

I do own firearms and I am proficient in their use. I also have studied and taught martial arts for decades so I am confident in my abilities to protect my life, family, and property as needed. There are 4 dogs of various sizes in my house that don’t like strangers. One is a Timberwolf Sheppard. She will get to you before I will.

HOWEVER…with all that said…it still depends.

Is it the Grudge or one of those creepy kids from a horror movie? They freak me out.

Is it a snake…danger noodle…nope rope? Oh, nay nay.

Is it a clown…I really hate clowns.

TLDR: Not enough information to make an accurate statement, but stay away from Grudges, creepy horror movie kids, snakes, and clowns.

 

[Former_Sky]

Well it depends on what the intruder has.

If they have a gun, probably get mugged.
If they have a knife, grab my knife and have an epic knife duel.
If they bring cold beverages, throw a party!

 

[lianderson]

Ask who the #$%# they are, and then go from there.

 

[Dannish]

Burglars are to be shot on sight.
Cops are unreliable.

 

[Arctica]

The intruder would become the victim.

 

[kaukusaki]

I've actually had this happen several times (live in DA HOOD) and chased them off with katana, baseball bat, cast iron skillet, butcher knife and hunting rifle (not all at once lol).

 

[Darth Equus]

I've actually had this happen several times (live in DA HOOD) and chased them off with katana, baseball bat, cast iron skillet, butcher knife and hunting rifle (not all at once lol).

Slash, blunt, blunt, pierce/slash, pierce. Any plans to add elemental damage to your attack in the future?