What should you do if there is an intruder in your home?

[pixc]

We have actually woken to find a stranger in our house. Bf started yelling and yahooing at him..opened the front door and stepped back to give him room. When he didnt take the hint they had a scrap in the lounge and bf ended up throwing him literally out the door. Dan just wanted him out of the house and away from the kids. I rang the police. Bf came back into the house and grabbed a baseball bat and chased off after him. Was funny watching him run down the street in his undies with a baseball bat chasing the quy. Police took 45 mins to get here. The officer said he saw dan in his undies with a baseball bat and thought it was strange. The officer proceeded to Mt Maunganui to 'clock in' only to be sent back to Te Puke to our 'job'. They caught the guy in the end and he tried to press charges againt dan for assault. He said he was really scared when a big white fulla started to intimated him. He got 4 years and will be out in 2. Teach me for leaving the backdoor unlocked

[spudchucka]

welcome to the list douchebag

Been top of my list for years too.

[spudchucka]

Whats reasonable really depends on the situation. Remember you don't take a knife to a gunfight. Its the end result that matters ie your the winner- end of story.

True but reasonablness also depends upon what your honestly held belief was at the time. Reasonablness is also measured subjectively by assessing what any other "reasonable" person would have believed in the same circumstances.

Your last comment is 100% correct, there is no point losing a fight and getting killed through fear of legal consequences. Its better to be tried by twelve than carried by six!

[Crasherfromwayback]

[*]Shoot /the bastard.

If you have a firearm and feel that threatened, shoot him. Then quickly fire another round through the roof. At least then when the 'boys' come to drag his corpse away you can tell them you warned the intruder you had a fire arm. He kept coming, you warned him to stop or you'd shoot. He kept coming and you fired a warning shot into the roof. He kept coming so you had no option but to shoot him.

Then at least you may have a slim chance of getting off semi lightly!
Unlike said intruder.

NB: Not so good for those of us with 12 guage shotguns....the pattern is different from each barrel!

[Teflon]

Shoot the cunt, then fire one shot into the roof.

[pritch]

in the US .. if you are in the home and someone breaks in and you feel you or your family is in danger...

drop his ass..

unfortunatly.. here in the Land of the Long White *mumble*...

Actually Sarge it's the same here as in the US, in the case of your life or the life of a family member. Unfortunately the politically pussy whipped Police Commanders usually prosecute. The defendant is usually found not guilty but is out up to $100,000(?) in legal costs.

You need to be lucky to get way with killing someone in defence of property but it has happened more than once to my knowledge in recent years.
Although a guy who used to live in Gisborne now lives in Brisbane.
Hey it's it's an ill wind... :-)

[pritch]

then fire one shot into the roof.

No no this is all wrong.

You should put the bullet through the floor then the roof won't leak! :-)

[scumdog]

NB: Not so good for those of us with 12 guage shotguns....the pattern is different from each barrel!

At the range used inside a house you wouldn't really tell the difference.

But I use an 8-shot pump-action anyway.

[Crasherfromwayback]

At the range used inside a house you wouldn't really tell the difference.

But I use an 8-shot pump-action anyway.

needless to say you don't use it for 'clay birds'!

[nezorf]

But then it'll end up like that farmer up north who shot that maori trying to steal his quad bike the farmer up to the shit with legal fees while the other bloke walks around scot free....we live in a bullshit country where the crims get better looked after than the general public its fucking shits me!!!!

im america some one broke in to a house, triped over the washing basket and smaked their head on sum thing, sued the owners for bodily harm and won got US 60K for braking in to sum ones house. thats F*#%ed up

[Teflon]

No no this is all wrong.

You should put the bullet through the floor then the roof won't leak! :-)

I'm just passing on what the man at the pistol club said :-)

[Jdogg]

Y'all must live in the wrong part of the country if you're worried about this kinda shit.

Me? I just LOOOVE the frozen unpopulated South, sure, it's not 100% safe but it seems a lot more like the NZ I like than where you lot live.

Says the man that chased burglars away in the nude

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3420...p-gets-his-man

Just saying....

[JustNick]

Says the man that chased burglars away in the nude

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3420...p-gets-his-man

Just saying....

haha, that is an awesome story. I love how he posed for a photo too.

[buggsubique]

Panic alarm in the hall way, weimaraner in the lounge, asp baton in the draw, kabar beside the bed and cqb trained. Just have to wake my sleepy ass up is all!

Oh and motion flood lights front and rear.

[Usarka]

A 5 year thread dredge to say "use google"