I'm sitting on this one I guess, but up and on another list so...
--- Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Back to reality, what do you do? Don't think it can't happen to you, it's
> > happened to me twice.
>
> I'd hate to be the firefighter who comes into your house to rescue you,
> after you've been breathing enough smoke to have trouble making sense of
> things. Sounds like he or she would stand a good chance of taking a round
> or two.
Good point. And yes they do. But of course my fire allarm and sprinkler
system would have to have malfunctioned at the same time. Of course, not
everyone has these.
>You'd be astounded at the crazy things people do, mostly involving
> hiding from the scary firefighters, when they're woken up abruptly in the
> middle of the night, partially poisoned by smoke. Sesame Street found that
> preschoolers hide from firefighters; other studies found that adults often
> do, too. Even without smoke, strange lights and noises, plenty of us wake
> up less than alert, especially in the dead of night.
Have people come in your home to do you harm once and I garuntee from then on
you wake up very alert. But also another good point.
> Lock your doors. Get an alarm.
Everyone locks their doors. Nearly everyone has an alarm. These only stop
dumb home invades.
> I think it's a bad idea to suggest that most people can wake up in a very,
> very frightening situation and immediately be aware enough of what's going
> on to handle a firearm.
Takes training, or necesity.
> Dial 911, for heaven's sake.
"Help! ther's a man standing here in my bedroom!"
~"what is your name and location please?"
"I'm at ***** thump! Wack! BAMB! ...he's hitting me!"
~"Sir, I can't help you unless you calm down and tell me your
name..Sir?...Sir?
"ARGGGGGG"
or
"what the, click click BANG! BANG! BANG! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hunny, stay hear, call 911
I'll clear the rest of the house"
> I've been utterly terrified by the sound of fighting cats (in the next
> room)
> in the dead of night, leaving me confused for minutes, a sound that by day
> wouldn't surprise me at all.
And I have drawn my weapon when the house creeked.
> > How about this one: A young thug runs into your child's classroom
> > and points
> > a gun at him or her, his finger is on the trigger.
>
> And this happens how often? *Crazy* people shoot up schools, not young
> thugs.
So ::qr -a "thug" "crazy":: Now what differnece does that make?
> > You would prefer your child's teacher to:
> > A) fullishly believing that the gun must be fake becouse they are
> illegal.
> > B) be running from the room screaming.
> > C) be ducking under his desk trying to reason with the boy.
> > D) have a large cumbersome rifle he is trying desperately to
> > unlock from the
> > closet across the room.
> > E) be brandishing a 40 caliber automatic pistol pointed at the thug in
> the
> > manner he was trained.
> > F) be dead on the floor becouse the thug clobered him from behind just 45
> > seconds ago and took his gun.
>
> How about just what the cops say to do in any such situation -- cooperate?
> Add hope and prayer as you wish.
How do you cooperate with a *Crazy*?
Jan
Still not having all the answers Maru
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