I got jumped

[Gibsie]

British tourist? I heard it was Japanese- I guess this has entered into Urban Legend now...

I think it would be handy if gun-owners could register their houses with the police, and have a sign put up saying "Trespassers will be shot". This would give trespassers more than adequate warning, and if they get shot breaking into someone's house they have no-one to blame but themselves.

Remember, when defending yourself: aim for the body or the head. You get em there, they're going down.

[Urban Ranger]

I heard it was a Japanese student trying for trick or treat on Halloween.

It seems to be a real event

[Pekka]

Ah, I didn't consider the possibility of the attackers being gang members.. you have it hard in the US guys .

I wouldn't risk it, there are very little ways to win that situation. Just put it in the past and look for the future..
And if you have to shoot attacker, remember to shoot straight and put one in the ground too, so you can say you even gave warning shot. That's if there are no eye witnesses, then they can't tell if you gave it first or not, so it should go you gave it, and that's always a good thing. Of course it's always good thing to give warning for real too, if you have the time.
But don't go on a crusade here, or you need an army to back you up, but I guess they could add Apolyton rules for members 'you have to fight for your fellow member to death' part .
Just let it go..

[Jack the Bodiless]

Glad you're OK, Che.

I wanna grab my baseball bat or my sword and go back and **** these guys up.

A cycle-by decapitation would be so much more stylish than a drive-by shooting.

[Az]

I just imagined a cycle-by decapitation.

[chequita guevara]

My sword's not that sharp. It's very pointy though. It's an old dress sabre that my great-great grandfather had from when he was a German noble in the principality of Hesse. It would still do some nasty damage from a chop, though. However, seeing an enraged man scraming toward you with a sword would probably put the fear of God in you and make you think you ****ed with the wrong mutha****er. One of the ways to avoid being messed with is to make would be attackers think you're crazy.

[Alexander's Horse]

There was a psycho kid in my neighbourhood who used to shoot passing children with an air rifle.

So glad I still have both my eyes.