Originally Posted by Tamara
You know your neighbour is either really (a) Brave (b) Stupid or (c) de guncouple are novices.
actually, i despute this. anyone will tell you, if you are outside (where you can be seen) do not go into a car or a room or any other kind of controlled location with an assailant.
if he can shoot you outside, he can do all kinds of things to you when he no longer has to worry about passerby or nosy neighbours. things such as gag and tie you, rape you, sodomise etc.. not to mention if you have your loved ones asleep or unaware in the place.
i do think he was brave but it was also the smarter of the options available to him. get shot in the open (they can miss) or get whats behind locked door #2.
first, its something we all have to think about.. you drive up, opening the door and someone surprise you.. what do you do?
i made up my mind i throwing my keys insides through the window.. better i try talk them down, or run, or fight and worse case get shot.. and maybe die.. than let them inside so they can do whatever they feel like to me and mine. keep as much control as you can. i do not want to die.. but there are worse things to lose than my own life.
second, the gunman (and friend) have a limited amount of time to take control of a situation. they are not in control immediately, they must assert control or abandon the plan. so time is on your side. now, the people in that area may ignore help tief police.. might not even hear it... but you bet your life that 4 seconds after the shot is fired, kingalarm and the cops are gonna be deluged with calls.. the "better" the area, the quicker the response.. and the perpetrators know this. so they have guns.. but they didnt come to kill (and if they did.. how does inside or outside make a difference?) they came to try and make money using the guns.
there are many things that went wrong that night, but i think the neighbour did the right thing. instead of us calling him fool, we could just as easily be lamenting how him and him whole family got tied up, gagged and beheaded ... quietly.. and no one knew til they started to stink.
its easy to cuss jamaica.. instead, be prepared. talk to your family members, have a plan.. this goes from youngest to oldest. know what you doin, get lights (motion detector or otherwise) and plan to survive.
jus my opinion still.
Do nothing which is of no use.
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