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lawnboy · March 7, 2012, 10:06 PM

If they are after your stuff, locking you and yours in a room and calling 911 may work.

If they are after you, which is often the case in home invasions, locking you and yours in a room and calling 911 will only buy you a little time. I can get through my bedroom doors with nothing but my shoulder in less than 5 seconds.

From the tenor of the video I think the point was "don't try to defend yourself, just hide". This is weak, helpless nonsense.

While I think establishing a defensive position behind a locked door may sometimes be the way to go, I won't be "just hiding".

March 7, 2012, 10:06 PM	#12
lawnboy Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2011 Location: here Posts: 551	If they are after your stuff, locking you and yours in a room and calling 911 may work. If they are after you, which is often the case in home invasions, locking you and yours in a room and calling 911 will only buy you a little time. I can get through my bedroom doors with nothing but my shoulder in less than 5 seconds. From the tenor of the video I think the point was "don't try to defend yourself, just hide". This is weak, helpless nonsense. While I think establishing a defensive position behind a locked door may sometimes be the way to go, I won't be "just hiding". __________________ "Me fail English? That's un-possible!" --Ralph Wiggum "A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her"-- W.C Fields