The Hope Of Cthulhu
“Meditations On Violence”
“If you get an opportunity to leave, leave. EVEN IF IT MEANS LEAVING YOUR FAMILY BEHIND. Your information from the inside may make a huge difference in tactical operations.
In a home invasion, leaving will force the threat to choose between staying, torturing, and murdering the family member he has left, or running before you can call the police. Or you can stay and be tortured and murdered in your turn, after watching your family go through it.
If they send you to get duct tape or a knife, even if they are holding a gun to your child’s head, take the opportunity to leave. Force the threat to chose to run or stay. The worst thing he can do in a minute to your child will not approach what he will do to both of you if given your cooperation and a few hours.
Do not allow yourself to be tied, handcuffed, or moved to a secondary crime scene. Some experts disagree with this and suggest acquiescence. They believe, with justification, that a failed attempt to resist will cause the criminals to use greater force to maintain or establish control. My rationale for resisting is simply this: Once you are restrained you are out of options. When and if it becomes appropriate and necessary to act, you will not be able to…”
Song Of Ajax 