Can’t shoot what you can’t see. That’s the first thing he went for, my glasses.
I did try to go in and get the phone, because I realized that I was home alone with two drunk guys, and that calling out would at least tell *someone* that I was in trouble. I did manage to dial up 9-11 before the phone got trashed.
First order of business - secure the area. I didn’t have a way to secure the area and security was already compromised with him being home and attacking me, and having my glasses knocked off.
Second order of business, tell someone where you are so that someone else knows what’s going on. I can’t stress how important that is. Difference between living and dying for many folks is that *someone else* knows where you are.
I didn’t manage to achieve that. So that left me with two dudes already in my threat area, and in a confined space. I could fight, or I could try to get out. I didn’t really have time to make the second decision if I got the first one wrong.
So I decided to bail and it worked out. I’m not regretting my decision to bail. It’s two dudes, and I don’t have the advantage of a prepared space and if I failed I wasn’t getting a second chance.
Just didn’t have the time or the space to grab a gun and shoot. I risked a lot retreating back into my room, and it didn’t pay off. So I decided it was best to get out.
It was tough enough just getting out. I had to run into him, which is what he didn’t expect, so he tried to grab and pin me. I was able to block him and break his choke. After that I was ok.
What should I have done? Fight back? Even if I do knock one of them down successfully, what’s stopping them from calling the cops on me and reporting me for assault? I’m not a LEO, and nobody would take my side on it.
This way I was able to get out and put the dude behind bars. That was the first thing he claimed when he was arrested that I had assaulted him. Despite the fact I had all the cuts and whatnot.
Well, like I said it worked out and you made it through. Good ending this time.