Some things you can do to ward of such attackers or at least be more prepared to defend yourself include:
- Plant thorny security bushes around ground floor windows. Most of these can add to the attractive landscaping around your home and small birds often seek shelter in such plants.
- Hand a bell or chimes on the door that will alert you to anyone trying to sneak up on you.
- Create a safe room you and other can retreat to in dangerous situations.
- Something to defend yourself. This can be stored -- along with a good flashlight in the safe room -- which should have a secure door with a lock.
Having something to defend yourself is a crucial consideration. You have to know the local laws about what you can use to defend yourself. Hand-guns in Canada for instance, are -- in most situations strictly prohibited for private citizens.
There are, however, other things you might be able to use -- such a hand-held fire extinguisher or pulsating flashlight which you could use to blind somebody trying to attack you.
Check with your local police department first before planning to use anything though to make sure that using things like a fire extinguisher wouldn't make you a criminal as well.
In Canada you are going to have to prove that you had no other alternative than to use force; that you started at no more force than necessary to protect yourself; and that you never exceeded what was necessary. You are accountable under law for the results of all of your actions.
For additional information on this topic check out the February 2012 edition of Popular Mechanics.
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