It's also an important lesson about retaining personal control. If someone shows up at your house, says they have authority, says they won't steal/kill/rape/whatever your dog/child/squirrel/whatever, it's vitally important to realize that, as soon as you let them take the aforementioned creature, they can do whatever they want.
It sounds silly to say you should contemplate lethal force against these agents - and it certainly shouldn't be your immediate go to - but it's incredibly important to realize that, well, that's your chance. That's the line in the sand. That's your hill. Sometimes it's worth it, sometimes it isn't, but once they walk out the door with whatever it is they took...you lost.
If someone shows up at your house, says they have authority, says they won't steal/kill/rape/whatever your dog/child/squirrel/whatever, it's vitally important to realize that, as soon as you let them take the aforementioned creature, they can do whatever they want.
This is also true of your own person, not just a child or animal.
Shit like this is why Americans have the second amendment
It's also an important lesson about retaining personal control. If someone shows up at your house, says they have authority, says they won't steal/kill/rape/whatever your dog/child/squirrel/whatever, it's vitally important to realize that, as soon as you let them take the aforementioned creature, they can do whatever they want.
It sounds silly to say you should contemplate lethal force against these agents - and it certainly shouldn't be your immediate go to - but it's incredibly important to realize that, well, that's your chance. That's the line in the sand. That's your hill. Sometimes it's worth it, sometimes it isn't, but once they walk out the door with whatever it is they took...you lost.
This is also true of your own person, not just a child or animal.