Curt,
Thank you for posting the "follow-up.
It seems to me that the officer went above and beyond what many of us would have in this situation. I never advocated killing the intruder, but by the same token, the female that thinks there is a party in my home and wants to use my bathroom is not coming in.
The gun is one of only several tools available. The first tool at my disposal is mere presence, then verbal, etc, etc. I think you are smart enough to recognize what I'm trying to say.
Not all situations are "shooting" situations. That does not mean that a drunk female could not turn in to a shooting situation. Each scenario is different, just as everyone is different and has different past expiriences to draw from as "cues" to a possible situation.
To the average person, seeing a person with his hands at the midline with his shirt grasped in his fist is just posturing or an attempt at trying to control anger. To me it is a sign that the person has a gun and is going to probably go for it.
See, different life expiriences. I already know that no stranger is going to stay in my home after they have come in uninvited. That does not mean that a firearm is how I will make them leave.
Biker