intruder with a knife-nearly shot him

[cassandrasdaddy]

i hope i never get that scared where i live. and since i was a teenager in anacostia living alone i haven't been

 

[DFW1911]

Holy s***!!! Incredible self-control: well done.

Take care,
DFW1911

 

[easyg]

Greywolf had already established it was a knife, not a pistol, before leaving his house. Your hypothetical is an irrelevant attempt to justify a losing argument.

I doubt anyone here would have left the house, had the old man been wielding a sidearm. But he wasn't.

I'm not justifying a losing argument.
There's not a shred of doubt that the SMART thing to do was stay inside the house.

You stated that you doubt that anyone would have went out if the old man had a firearm....

Which leads to the point I made earlier in this thread:
Greywolf went out in to a situation that he knew nothing about.
Sure he saw a knife in the old man's hands, but he didn't know if the old man had a pistol in his waistband or pocket.

If you look out a window and see what APPEARS to be an unarmed person, does not mean that they are in fact unarmed?
Of course not!
They might have a handgun.
How many of us, here on this forum, APPEAR unarmed while doing out daily activities?

Why take such a foolish risk when there was no urgency to the situation whatsoever?

Trying to justify venturing out to confront a hostile person is the real losing argument.

 

[KodiakBeer]

Sure he saw a knife in the old man's hands, but he didn't know if the old man had a pistol in his waistband or pocket.

Yeah, it's the old "Act crazy and wave a knife around to lull you into a false sense of security, then pull a gun" ploy...

As for the other guy with the woman asking for help with a flat tire - COULD YOU AT LEAST HAVE OFFERED TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE for her?

She yells up you're not gonna help me? I said no

There's nothing wrong with being cautious, but some of you come across like complete... I won't say it, I'm just glad none of my neighbors are like you people.

 

[Fred Fuller]

If the OP revisits this thread and PMs me, we'll carry on. Otherwise it seems we've about gotten the good out of this one.

lpl