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Originally Posted by JimPage
...The challenge is usually a good learning experience to see options and different approaches to various situations...
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Jim, looking at options is generally good. We need to consider options. But statements like, "I'm not calling the police for an open door", or "I'll handle things because the police won't come", aren't offering options. They are merely statements of intent or rationalizations for intent.
If someone in such a situation were really interested in offering options to staying put and calling the police, he'd outline ways of dealing with the very real tactical disadvantage he'd face going into the house to look for one of more intruders.
So someone who believed he'd need to go inside, say because there was a disabled family member at home, might want to discuss the training he's had and what he had learned about how to enter a building in which there might be one or more criminals. He might want to discuss some things to do before going in, like looking for signs of forced entry or checking the windows for unexpected movements. A couple of folks mentioned dogs, and that could be helpful as well.
The tactical disadvantage doesn't go away. So if someone wants to offer useful options to calling staying put and calling the police, he really needs to discuss how to deal with that issue.