In my rather wild younger years, I happened to be friends with several

Posted by tinear (A) on February 19, 2009 at 18:01:43

In Reply to: Of course not... posted by jamesgarvin on February 19, 2009 at 07:26:00:

burglars.
Their intention was to burgle EMPTY homes and they never carried, "heat." Their greatest fear was being caught as they exited with goods.
Now, there is a class of folks that get methed up and are total amateurs. They usually come into homes in small groups, heavily armed. For a homeowner to begin a gun battle is nuts: bullets don't discriminate children from adult. The likelihood a gunfight will favor the perp, in that situation, is high. Dirty Harry is a mythical figure.
If you are so worried about break-ins, I suggest you reinforce a bathroom, keep a cell phone in it, and school your kids to be prepared to go into it when you wake them up. That is the safest, most sane recourse. Confronting professionals that spend half their lives practicing violence isn't playing the odds. It's suicidal.

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Topic - "Street Thief:" makes just about any crime film you've seen before seem fake, - tinear 09:48:06 02/17/09 (13)

"Real" good film - "fake" crimes. - Harmonia 12:34:30 02/18/09 (0)

RE: "Street Thief:" makes just about any crime film you've seen before seem fake, - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 10:13:28 02/18/09 (11)

The arrest has been reported in the press. - tinear 15:06:20 02/18/09 (10)

I think what he means is that... - jamesgarvin 17:27:08 02/18/09 (9)

Burglars come into homes to.... - tinear 22:17:01 02/18/09 (8)

Of course not... - jamesgarvin 07:26:00 02/19/09 (3)

In my rather wild younger years, I happened to be friends with several - tinear 18:01:43 02/19/09 (2)

Your 'younger days' - jamesgarvin 08:56:42 02/20/09 (0)

RE: In my rather wild younger years, I happened to be friends with several - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 23:56:40 02/19/09 (0)

RE: Burglars come into homes to.... - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 00:17:41 02/19/09 (2)

\but I would not hesitate to confront an intruder and cave his head in with anything I could get my hands on./ - three_sox 04:43:18 02/19/09 (1)

RE: \but I would not hesitate to confront an intruder and cave his head in with anything I could get my hands on./ - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 08:13:51 02/19/09 (0)

If someone breaks into a house... - mpathus 00:13:35 02/19/09 (0)

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In my rather wild younger years, I happened to be friends with several - tinear 18:01:43 02/19/09 (2)

Your 'younger days' - jamesgarvin 08:56:42 02/20/09 (0)

RE: In my rather wild younger years, I happened to be friends with several - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 23:56:40 02/19/09 (0)

In my rather wild younger years, I happened to be friends with several

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