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You're calling someone (who you say is probably armed) breaking into your home a non-violent situation? ...?? And what about in San Francisco, where that pers

You're calling someone (who you say is probably armed) breaking into your home a non-violent situation? ...?? And what about in San Francisco, where that person could very likely be mentally unstable.. Should I just assume they probably won't harm me? What about in a rural area, where police could be tens of minutes away? This logic seems incredibly unreasonable to me. If someone breaks into my home in the middle of the night, I'm not going to be a robot and be running probabilities in my head. I'm going to protect myself and my family to the fullest extent possible, which is eliminating the threat. I'm not going to assume anything other than the worst about the threat.

ta0967 11y ago
And what about in San Francisco, where that person could very likely be mentally unstable.. the startup scene must be reeeally cutthroat. ;)
k-mcgrady 11y ago
>> "You're calling someone (who you say is probably armed) breaking into your home a non-violent situation?" Yes. It's a non-violent situation until myself or the intruder decides to make it violent. I'm going to do what I can to minimise the chances of that happening. I think this is just a different cultural attitude. In many places, the US in particular, there is a culture of fear. There is probably also a much greater chance of an intruder in the US having a gun due to the prevalence of them. This is how I think about it: Someone is breaking into my home. Why? They have nothing to gain by harming me unless they are insane in which case they can harm someone on the streets much more easily. They probably want my possessions. If I don't disturb them they aren't going to seek me out. If they are threatened they will, if not they will leave me alone. If you are truly scared keep your weapon in your bedroom and stay in your bedroom. If they don't come near you you have no reason to use it unless you are crazy enough to risk your like for your possessions.

ta0967 11y ago

And what about in San Francisco, where that person could very likely be mentally unstable.. the startup scene must be reeeally cutthroat. ;)

k-mcgrady 11y ago

>> "You're calling someone (who you say is probably armed) breaking into your home a non-violent situation?" Yes. It's a non-violent situation until myself or the intruder decides to make it violent. I'm going to do what I can to minimise the chances of that happening. I think this is just a different cultural attitude. In many places, the US in particular, there is a culture of fear. There is probably also a much greater chance of an intruder in the US having a gun due to the prevalence of them. This is how I think about it: Someone is breaking into my home. Why? They have nothing to gain by harming me unless they are insane in which case they can harm someone on the streets much more easily. They probably want my possessions. If I don't disturb them they aren't going to seek me out. If they are threatened they will, if not they will leave me alone. If you are truly scared keep your weapon in your bedroom and stay in your bedroom. If they don't come near you you have no reason to use it unless you are crazy enough to risk your like for your possessions.