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Her response, to the best of my recollection, was this: "Certainly it would be horrible if they had done what they wanted to do, but if you had shot them it could have cost you your soul."

Her words stayed with me, niggled me, pissed me off.

What was I supposed to do? Invite the attackers in so they didn't have to risk cutting themselves on glass, allow them to assault me, then offer them cigarettes?

"Hi, my name is Pam, and I'll be your rape victim tonight."

In the immortal words of Clayton Williams; "Just relax and enjoy it."

The right to defend oneself against violent criminals is etched into the American psyche. In Colorado, the "Make My Day" law allows citizens to shoot with impunity anyone who breaks into their homes if they have a reasonable belief that the intruder is going to commit a crime in their home or harm them in any way.

Excuse my scottish, but dumb arse that I must be, isn't being in your without permission home a crime. Though I could find the exact cite from Texas, I believe that being in your house is justification enough.

Break into my house at night, and your next-of-kin is going to have a difficult time confirming your identity.

If I ever do have to dispose of this type of human waste, I know that it isn't going to be pretty, it won't be pleasant, but it will morally justifiable and will not put my immortal soul in danger.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. - I Timothy 5:8