I'm sorry, sonny, but my hearing isn't too good. You want me to hand over what?

Well, peeps on this thread are cool withe standing by and doing nothing as someone steals your phone or whatever, and it's fine to stand by and do nothing if your wife gets shoved to the ground and has her purse stolen....what is the big deal with someone going into your house and taking your stuff? It's only a TV, why risk your life, right? You're fine with letting all the other stuff happen but all of a sudden draw the line when said criminal is in your house?

If some clown tries to or succeeds at getting my phone...I'm going to run after him. If a dude tries to or succeeds at snatching my wife's purse....I'm going to run after him or try and stop it. If a fuckhead breaks into my house....I'm going to kill him. If I'm being held up at gunpoint or with a knife to my neck....I'm going to hand over my wallet. As Brogue put it, there are certain degrees at which we have to work with, here.

I'm just trying to get a feel for the vibe, fellas.

Nope. Just not a bitch that's gonna stand still and let someone take my property.

Unless they have a gun to my head, of course....that's a bit different than chasing after/trying to stop a phone snatcher or some such shit. You have a right to protect yourself and your loved ones, some would call it an obligation when it comes to loved ones.

The cops aren't going to do shit, your protection or your families protection really isn't the job or priority.

I mean I get the mentality but I don't get why you'd want to take the risk? If someone grabs something and runs off why would you chase him? How do you know he's not some mentally unbalanced motherfucker that's going to stab/shoot/lead you into an even more dire situation then you are currently? With the house thing all bets are off as you said. You either book it out of there or lay that piece of shit out.

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So are you saying you want to fight me?

If anyone ever breaks into my home, Spiral, I want it to be you.

He could be leading you to a group of thugs, who will rob your ass, as well.

We live in a very litigious society, where somebody who was just trying to help, gets sued in the end.

What about people who are there with their kids? Am I a pussy because I let that guy go, instead of abandoning my kids to chase him?

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Like Brogue and I stated earlier, there are different degrees of what is applicable in these situations.

-Obviously you do not abandon your kids.
-Obviously you do not try and play tough guy vigilante when someone has a gun to your head.
-If someone shoves your wife/gf/whatever to the ground and attempts to steal her purse, do you not try to stop them? Or do you just stand there and say "Sorry dear, that man is mean and might have hurt me!"

But are you telling me if someone snatched your phone and got, say, 8 ft out front, you couldn't run them down?

On these ankles and knees, probably not. Plus, I would probably be wearing sandals, not running shoes.

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You gotta be prepared, Chus!

I can be your trainer, get you prepared for Thunderdome.

My preparation would begin by avoiding a fireworks show.




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You know me man, I'd only break into a house in order to get away from someone breaking into my house.

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What then?

You would get more money for a kidney.

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Hey, nice shoes. What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in Toby's office. Great idea! We can check on her bunions!'

JERRY: Because she came down to the club and heckled me! Give her a taste of her own medicine! <George enters.>

KRAMER: Oh, YEAH! You gave her a taste of medicine, alright.

JERRY: Well, I didn't want her to have an accident.

GEORGE: What accident?

KRAMER: Well, after he heckled Toby, she got so upset, she ran out of the building and a street sweeper ran over her foot and severed her pinky toe.

GEORGE: That's unbelievable!

KRAMER: Yeah! Then after the ambulance left, I found the toe! So I put it in a Cracker Jack box, filled it with ice, and took off for the hospital.

GEORGE: You ran?

KRAMER: No, I jumped on the bus. I told the driver, "I got a toe here, buddy - step on it."

GEORGE: Holy cow!

KRAMER: Yeah, yeah, then all of a sudden, this guy pulls out a gun. Well, I knew any delay is gonna cost her her pinky toe, so I got out of the seat and I started walking towards him. He says, "Where do you think you're going, Cracker Jack?" I said, "Well, I got a little prize for ya, buddy - " <Kramer throws two quick punches and a massive uppercut> - knocked him out cold!

GEORGE: How could you do that?!

KRAMER: Then everybody is screamin,' because the driver, he's passed out from all the commotion...the bus is out of control! So, I grab him by the collar, I take him out of the seat, I get behind the wheel and now I'm drivin' the bus.

GEORGE: You're Batman.

KRAMER: Yeah. Yeah, I am Batman. Then the mugger, he comes to, and he starts chokin' me! So I'm fightin' him off with one hand and I kept drivin' the bus with the other, y'know? Then I managed to open up the door, and I kicked him out the door with my foot, you know - at the next stop.

JERRY: You kept makin' all the stops?

KRAMER: Well, people kept ringin' the bell!

You can't steal something that isn't there.

Really, really great.

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