A knock at the door

[FrozenCones]

Go upstairs, put headphones on with loud music playing. They can knock as hard as they want....I wont hear them.

 

[prowll]

I do find it a bit weird to see so many so scared, is it really that bad wherever you guys are from?

Speaking honestly? No.

Home invasions in my area are on the rise, but they're far from common place. That's not the reason for my response being as it is.

The reason is that I don't want those I care about or myself to be a victim. It's very easy to assume that because the chances of it happening are low it'll never happen to you... but real life doesn't work that way. I'm sure the people out there who are victims never wanted or expected to be victims, they just weren't careful and didn't take precautions.

Yes, I understand that this outlook on life can perhaps be seen as paranoia. So be it. The way I see it though, when it's easy enough to reduce risk at no tangible cost to anybody, it's negligent not to.

Well I'm not saying you should throw open the door with your eyes closed and bare your chest for whatever blows may come.

But calling the police because someone's knocking on your door at an unusual time as a fair number of posters seem to be suggesting? That's a bit much right? Right?

Nope. In some neighborhoods that's common sense. Or, in my parent's case, Dad was out of town a lot, and we lived in the middle of nowhere. Knocking at 2 AM can really ONLY be a breaking and entering, and needs to be reported first.

Or where I used to live, where I opened the door one night to go 2 blocks to Subway, and had gunshots from the street. (2 gangbangers trying to kill each other next door, but I didn't know that until the papers the next day. 9 shots, no injuries... I weep for people...)

While usually it's just a call for help, police can do that better than you can. And they're trained to do it safer for themselves and others.

 

[TheEvilCheese]

I would like to think I would do something witty, possibly involving a very famous Edgar Allen Poe poem. But I'd not be scared of them getting in, two bulky solid doors with deadlocks (always engaged). Honestly, I'd be more curious than scared.

Go upstairs, put headphones on with loud music playing. They can knock as hard as they want....I wont hear them.

^what I would probably actually do if I couldn't discern an identity.

 

[NoOne852]

I would grab either my wrist blade or handgun and conceal it behind me as I carefully crack open the door to see who it is. I wouldn't call the cops right away in case it was just a friend in need of help for whatever reason.
However, if I view them dangerous, or they remain persistant after I tell them off (no reason they should be acting this way at 2 A.M.) then I will call the police... Still remaining vigilant in case things get ugly

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Wonder who the hell would be knocking on my door.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

I would on some shorts and a Hawaiian shirt then I would unlock the door, run to the end of the corridor and put one hand behind my head, the other on my hip and start doing pelvic thrusts at him. And if that didn't scare him away, hammer time... Like, literally throw a hammer at him...

 

[Starik20X6]

Spoiler: Joke Answer:

Put on my Batman outfit and sneak out the back door. Make my way around the house and sneak up behind the knocker. Either wait for them to turn around, at which point I pounce on them and start swinging my fists, or I grab them and start interrogating them in my best Christian Bale Batvoice.

Spoiler: Serious Answer:

Grab a carving knife from the kitchen, then head to the door and turn on the porch light so I can see who it is. Luckily I've got two front doors (a barred-type screen door and a heavy wood and glass door) So I've got a bit of protection against whoever it is.

 

[Angie7F]

Did happened to me many times because living in secntral tokyo you live in an apartment building and more often than not, some drunk person gets off on the wrong floor and tries to get into your room thinking it is their house/ friends house etc.

I usually peer through the peep hole and watch until they give up.
If they are persistant I would call the cops. But either way i would never open the door myself.

 

[Smeatza]

My door has a peep hole.

I look to see who it is, then decide what to do.

 

[newwiseman]

Seriously, though, you guys are aware that you sound like psychopaths, right?

So I always have a knife ready to draw if I don't know the guy on the other side of the door, I guess that makes me as crazy as every cop that has ever approached a suspect.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst, you'll live longer.

captcha* easy as cake
Couldn't agree more captcha.

 

[Zhukov]

I'd open the door of course. Come on, what are the chances that it's someone trying to hurt you? That's just paranoid.

...

Okay, fine. I'd open the door with one hand. The other hand would be in my pocket holding a switchblade.

This has actually happened to me a few times. All except one occasion were perfectly innocent circumstances. That one time was a bit dodgy, but nothing happened.

 

[uhddh]

Open the door and demand to know how they bypassed the mine in my front yard.

I'd call the cops and while they're making their way over, try to convince them that God is talking to them, by using a mega phone and a deep, booming voice

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

This happened to me once. I was scared shitless. I just sat in bed with the lights off, the person kept knocking for half an hour with me just hoping they stop. I eventually got up to see who it was. I saw a dark figure on the other side of the back door. I screamed asking who it was. No answer. I turned on the outside light to discover it was my brother. He was annoyed that I took so long.

 

[Muspelheim]

Thankfully, there's a little peephole in the door with a fisheye lens in it, so I could at least get a look at the person in question. I'd still ask them who they are and what they want before opening, though. Unless you're a policeman, it's not very normal to come knocking at people's doors in the middle of the night.

 

[omega 616]

I live in a place where you have to buzz to get in first, then knock on the door you want. I can also mute that buzzer.

If by some chance they get passed that door and are still intent on knocking on my door, then I can look through the peep hole and see who it is.

Dependent on who I see dictates what I do.