Poll #2a...
It is between 12:00 midnight and 1:00 AM on a weekday morning. You live in a residential neighborhood in a suburb of a major Texas city. Your residence is a mobile home. The neighbor to the south is mobile home some 40 yards away. Across the street to the west is a wall enclosing a neighborhood. The lot to the north is empty and the your lot is nearly 60 yards deep to the east. A car pulled into your backyard via a neighbor's driveway. The vehicle headlights are shining on the back-porch to your home. You are not expecting anyone and parking in the backyard has never been allowed. You own a 9mm handgun and have working phone service via both you and your wife's smart devices. There are two young minor children who live in your home with you.
For some inexplicable reason, you choose to go outside unarmed, and walk off the porch to ground. You observe the driver and passenger exit. They immediately challenge YOU with, "Why you wanna go starting problems?" And, "Is [your spouse's name], OK?" The implication is that you may have harmed her. Though you do not know these two, they used your wife's correct name. You respond that she is ok, and your wife, who stepped onto the patio, declares she is ok.
They are dressed "ganster" with tattoos. For some other inexplicable reason you allowed these two to get within touch distance. Maybe it is the bravado with lead you to walk outside unarmed (or armed, you two goof-balls), but as they start declaring themselves gang members with statements like, "Do you know who are? We're Tango Blast! Were Blastin'!" The driver shoves you and the passenger attempts a sucker punch. It does not connect well so you are unharmed then the passenger displays a knife.
ETA #1: They are both larger than you- height and weight.
What do you do?
It is between 12:00 midnight and 1:00 AM on a weekday morning. You live in a residential neighborhood in a suburb of a major Texas city. Your residence is a mobile home. The neighbor to the south is mobile home some 40 yards away. Across the street to the west is a wall enclosing a neighborhood. The lot to the north is empty and the your lot is nearly 60 yards deep to the east. A car pulled into your backyard via a neighbor's driveway. The vehicle headlights are shining on the back-porch to your home. You are not expecting anyone and parking in the backyard has never been allowed. You own a 9mm handgun and have working phone service via both you and your wife's smart devices. There are two young minor children who live in your home with you.
For some inexplicable reason, you choose to go outside unarmed, and walk off the porch to ground. You observe the driver and passenger exit. They immediately challenge YOU with, "Why you wanna go starting problems?" And, "Is [your spouse's name], OK?" The implication is that you may have harmed her. Though you do not know these two, they used your wife's correct name. You respond that she is ok, and your wife, who stepped onto the patio, declares she is ok.
They are dressed "ganster" with tattoos. For some other inexplicable reason you allowed these two to get within touch distance. Maybe it is the bravado with lead you to walk outside unarmed (or armed, you two goof-balls), but as they start declaring themselves gang members with statements like, "Do you know who are? We're Tango Blast! Were Blastin'!" The driver shoves you and the passenger attempts a sucker punch. It does not connect well so you are unharmed then the passenger displays a knife.
ETA #1: They are both larger than you- height and weight.
What do you do?
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