![]() ![]() There’s little likelihood of being interrupted. Home invaders are particularly dangerous because in many cases there is no time pressure on the criminal. The disturbing reality is that there are people among us who derive perverse satisfaction from physically hurting others and who prey on the weak and the vulnerable. The video is difficult to watch, but it is a powerful representation of what can happen during home invasions. As a mother, the most heartbreaking thing to me was when she said that she was trying not to scream because if she did her three year old daughter (who was in the room, watching) would also scream and perhaps be beaten or killed as well. Although she didn’t resist, she was repeatedly punched, kicked, choked, and thrown down the stairs by the intruder. On the news this week is a video of a mother in New Jersey being severely beaten during a home invasion, the whole thing caught on a nanny cam. The unfortunate truth is that it happens to many people, and having martial arts or self defense training and emergency planning and practice greatly increases a family’s chance of survival. No one likes to think about their home being invaded. Much worse than a burglary are home invasions, which are generally considered to be unlawful entry into a home while the residents are home, and may involve other crimes such as assault, rape, robbery, and kidnapping. To have a stranger enter, even if it’s just a burglar when no one is home, is a violation of privacy that leaves victims extremely shaken and nervous. It’s the place where we relax and too often let our guard down, where our children sleep, where our memories (pictures, videos, mementos, valuables) are kept…the place where we are most ourselves. For most people, their home is their sanctuary. ![]() Someone invading your home in a burglary or home invasion is a horrible thing. ![]()
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