so you encounter a person creeping about your house in the middle of the night are you going to stop and say :-
"ummm excuse me, sorry to disturb and all that, but do you have a gun about your person?......how about a knife then?....monkey wrench?....not handy at kung fu are you? splendid, thanks for that"
....before making up your mind how to deal with him?
course not, you are gonna creep up behind him and sock him one before he sees you then call the police
