Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 02:41:44PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
> > Bryon Daly wrote:
> > > I wonder if 15 minutes is long enough in all cases
> >
> > 2 words:
> >
> > Zip ties.
>
> 1 word:
>
> Run!
>
> You don't have to stay in the house. You can go to a neighbor's, drive
> away in your car, or just take off running.
I'd rather have the perp easily arrestable, if possible.
How about, zip ties and *then* run?
And I wouldn't use a weapon of any sort unless the option of running
were denied me one way or another. If someone shoots out tires on all
the vehicles before killing the dogs and busting into the house, I'm
going to hide with a weapon and a phone -- and if they find me before
the sheriff's deputies get them, they're not going to be happy about it.
I think the stun-gun scenario where you've got the stun gun handy for
the case of the intruder waking you in your bedroom falls under the
"can't really run" category -- the thing to do is get to where you *can*
run, and the stun gun could give you that. A properly used blade could,
as well, but then there's the bleeding factor. (I'd rather not have
someone bleed to death in my house.) Using the tazer to ambush someone
you know is breaking in, and just lying in wait for it to be legal to
use force against him is another thing entirely.
Julia
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