Now I'm paranoid

As a former LEO, people need to learn to protect themselves. I live in the country but this is also a must for city dwellers. The cops seldom get there soon enough to help you. On some nights they are undermanned or on other calls. If it takes them thirty minutes to respond there is no telling what could happen to you.

Have a tactical plan. You may want to stay inside and wait for the intruder to come in. Have your weapons at the ready and make a plan. Don't make noise and give your location away. Keep the advantage.


If you use force on an intruder you better discuss the matter with an attorney before you talk to the police. What you tell them when you are stressed could come back to haunt you.
 
I've had some really weird, unexplainable, freaky stuff like that happen too.

The only thing to do is just make sure that you will be as prepared as possible if any situation ever does arise.

The thing is, you really have to find a way to balance preparedness and awareness with paranoia.

You can't go through life waiting on someone to attack you. If you do, you will surely sell yourself short on your own freedom.
 
This is where your Dog may have helped, I have a 100lb muscular lab with no sense of humor. Dogs make great first alerts and often scare off intruders, a large dog is usually even more beneficial as size matters.

I don't blame you for being spooked, the town I live in has part time PD and at one time no police dept. State police told us a minimum 45 minute response time. I too had a much closer encounter with a guy at my door, who 2 weeks later shot and killed a cop my son was friends with.

You do have to be careful to understand the local laws of lawful deadly force, even then you can be well within your rights and still get prosecuted. Many have been victimized twice, once by the perp and second by the, police, prosecutor, and court.

Like the old saying goes, I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six. Glad you and your brother came out of this allright. One tends to feel violated with incidents like this and puts you on edge.
 
People may call you paranoid. Let them.

People are always "paranoid" because others don't believe their fear to be about something genuine... until what they "fear" turns out to be true... then you were prepared.

My kids loved the movie "Tremors"... the guy in it with all the guns was "paranoid" until the whole giant man eating worm thing was REAL.... Then he was everyones best friend.

My suggestion is get a 12ga and put some of these in it...

http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/catal...-dual-load-ammo/cName/12-gauge-specialty-ammo

Then you will be prepared. And if Mr. wiggle knob comes back... You got the pitbull...
 
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