56yr Old Woman shoots and kills intruder. Audio

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Originally Posted by Kae

I think she wanted to avoid confrontation she kept asking them to hurry. I believe everyone would handle the situation differently depending on their strengths and weaknesses. Coming from a woman's perspective their is no way I would have wanted to confront him, she was worried about him seeing her and had even turned off all the lights. At one point they asked her if their was a room she could lock herself in in the house. She said no she didn't feel comfortable in a small bathroom with a shotgun. I believe you are looking from a man's point of view which might have been a bit more rational. This man was pounding on all the doors and windows and was yelling, this can be pretty intimidating to a woman, where a man might feel more in control. Even though she was level headed she was probably trained on how to act, thinking beyond that might have been too much at the moment.

Yes, I was trying to make allowance for the fact that I am a relatively younger man and she is a relatively older woman. I just think that if he was stealthily trying to break in, there would be no question in my mind about motive. However, if someone were to come knocking on my doors and yelling for a person that didn't live there, I would think that they could possibly be confused or disoriented. I'm not saying that I wouldn't arm myself and address the potential threat.