If necessary, to the death.
A man and wife fought an intruder to protect their home and young child. They fought like they should fight. Violently, without pause and with all means at their disposal. The husband fought with the intruder while the wife retrieved a knife and stabbed the intruder to help her husband. That takes a lot of mental strength.
A firearms instructor once told me to: "Fight, fight, continue to fight. If you die, you make sure the attacker dies first so they will be your servant in Valhalla." That is a smart plan.
Would they have been better off with a firearm? Of course. But that didn't stop them from fighting for all they were worth.
Lessons: keep the door locked, even when you're home. Be paranoid when opening your door to unknown people.
Oh yeah, and always fight.
Excellent point, and yes it's no longer like it was when 'we' grew up... dammit
ReplyDeleteI know what you nean, NFO. Growing up in the country, I had to learn as I grew older that things were different. Now that nice, small town is an out of the way place to cook meth. We also deal with people coming to rehab, then staying here and starting to use again. Small towns aren't what they used to be.
DeleteNot fighting for your life telling God that this ultimate gift he gave you is not worth fighting for.
ReplyDeleteAt the least, much less the amazing gift of a spouse and young life that you are tasked with raising and protecting. The comments after the article just baffle me. Some were basically, "did she really have to kill him, they were just fighting". The stupid makes my head hurt.
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