Just as effective we're told. Alternatively, she should have just given them what they wanted as no armed intruder really intends harm and they're just likely down on their luck. How uncharitable of her, how... Republican.

Otherwise, they would have shot first or left

Bad mistake to make in Texas, last mistake ever for one of them
Now I hope the other guy is tried for murder.

Pretty gutsy(?) of her unless she had some kind of cover etc.

Since at least one of those was back on DU-1 I think... (I started reading DU in '05)

I visited the site a few times before the 2016 election and joined Dec 15th. I did a lot of reading before I ever posted, including going pretty far back in this group. Somewhere in all those post was one with a former robber saying no one needs a gun, quickly followed by replies with links to du threads with the same guy saying throw a couple of cans of soup or beans at them, wasp spray better than a gun, and defeating muggers with a bicycle wheel

Wouldn't this be considered a chemical attack, and be illegal???