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Originally Posted by Richard
I had a situation similar to alelks' on a Sunday morning about eight years ago with a shouting/shoving fight between a young man and the college-aged daughter of the neighbor who lives across the street from me. I knew my neighbors were gone for the weekend and, when I saw what was going on, I walked outside to the sidewalk in front of my house carrying the baseball bat I keep next to my front door and talking with the police on one of mobile house phones. He started cussing at me and making threats when I matter-of-factly told him I was talking to the police, and he came into the street. I told him - as I continued talking to the police - that if he came onto my property I would have to assume he wanted to harm me and I would have to defend myself. My wife and teenaged sons were in the entryway watching and keeping my 12 gauge out of sight but ready - I had told them not to come outside. The girl's boyfriend never did come onto my property - just paced around in the street, making threats and cussing at me - he was still out there carrying on when the police showed up and hauled him away. My neighbor gave me a nice bottle of wine for helping his daughter, and I never saw or heard from the guy again.
Threats come in all shapes and sizes and at any time - and drawing a weapon is not always called for - SA and preparedness to act are the keys.
Richard's $.02  |
My next door neighbor actually told my daughter "He shouldn't have gotten involved". Of course I bet they would think twice about that comment if it had been their 15 year old grand daughter who lives 3 doors down the street getting the crap beat out of her.
That's the problem with people these days they just watch stuff like this happen and say "It's not my problem". That's one of the reasons people get away with the things they do because they know no one wants to get involved.
I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Especially if it means preventing grave injury or the death of another person.
AL