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Stupid wrote:
The "go investigate" mentality is prisicely why many wives weep over their husbands' dead bodies while waiting for police to catch some scambag car thief.

The whole point of "defense" or should I say "survival" is to try our best to avoid the dangerous confrontation, not purposely walk into it. Is your life worth the same as some crack head? Is putting your life on the line worth saving the SUV you have?

I believe you are misinterpreting "Go investigate" with "go and confront". I will go and investigate a noise of other suspicious activity around my house. I may or may NOT confront the situation. If they want my truck, I'll likely let them take it and let the PD and insurance sort out the rest, and I REALLY love my truck. But given the right combination of circumstances I may confront he thieves in an attempt to prevent the theft.

Now if they are IN my house they WILL be confronted and dealt with appropriately.

Don't confuse our investigation of noises with a full commando operation of search and destroy with no possible other actions other than confrontation with shots fired. We are intelligent, thinking adults that can make clear decisions as to the course of our actions or inactions.

Stupid,

I also will investigate a "bump in the knight" in my home. Though I will be the THIRD living and breathing creature to find the bump. The other two are furr covered missiles with teeth (German Shepherds) and are none too pleased by uninvited guest to THIER home. They and I know the layout of our home and do intend to protect the occupants (wife and son) in an offensive defense rather than wait for them to come to us. Call me STUPID all you want, you are not the protector of my home.

I have though given different instructions to my wife for use in my abscence. Those instructions are closer to what you describe. The reasoning is her differing level of skill and reaction from mine. That will be worked on in the future though when she is more receptive to instruction in those matters.