[DB]

If in fact the door breaks.

If I were trying to break your door (typical home front door) I doubt it would take more than one try. Banging on the door does not immedialty imply trying to knock it down. And in this case that is a huge difference. One is a threat to your property and life. The other is not.

[PLMerite]

I want to hear more details. If the guy was a known felon with a penchant for home invasions or just stupidly drunk.

I've *tried* to knock down a front door and it ain't as easy as it looks in the movies. I weighed about 200 lbs at the time and all I ever did was crack the thing down the center line. The guy whose house it was was pretty pissed, too.

Personally I might have waited until the door actually gave way, but at that point things get really unpredictable. I figure the deceased either knew he was at the wrong house or would have if he was sober. His misfortune.