What really bothers me is how people expect people to keep their heads straight in any given situation....you really can’t be certain what you would do if faced with the same.
My friend had a guy trying to get in her home at 3:oo in the morning...twisting and turning her door handle...she is 60 yrs old and lives alone. When she shared what happened I’m not so sure I would have just waited for him to go away...which he did eventually because she flipped on her deck light thinking it would scare him away..it did.. She had no weapons or mace to deter him.
I spoke to a police officer about that and he said if you shoot or knife someone you have to make certain they are inside your house....drag them in if you have to. But then they would know you did that i would think.
My point is she had no clue how to handle the situation...the noise and his clamoring to open the door shook her so much she said she dropped her phone and went and just grabbed a knife. Said she was afraid she might hurt him if he got in.
How it ended was she told her landlord who got the police....ended up it was some guy drunk at the wrong door...her landlord spoke to the guy and put the fear of God in him....(landlord big guy).
I too have heard this off and on all my life and I have been told before it came from a LEO . I respectfully disagree . I think this is a terrible idea . I would never alter a scene you know will be investigated for the very same reasons as I would never lie to an officer . Professionals understand you asserting your right to remain silent . A liar is a cops enemy until one of you dies .