theif sitting next to you...

Wow, a very assuming discussion. In the first place everybody should be very careful whom they entertain or permit entry to their house. If he/she seems to be a suspicious person, then you might just offer him/her an umbrella (don't let him step inside your door) In case he/she was good enough to pretend to be nice and let him entered, the moment you've received the call, do something, call the police, or knock that person out (haha). I also wonder. how did that person on the phone who called you managed to know that the person you have helped is a thief? Maybe it's an inside job. :)

Stupid discussion! Noone will ever let a stranger in his home.And who will see that and call me???

If I find a stranger outside the door I wouldn't invite him in, I am a woman and think it is too dangerous to a invite a stranger into the house if I am home alone. I would try to help him in other ways for instanse by offering him my umbrella or suggesting a place where he could find shelter from the rain. But if I had actually invited him in I would get nervous if I heard that he was a thief, and I would be afraid that he would try to hurt me if I didn't give him my money or if I didn't have the kind of things that we was looking for. I would call the police or ask a friend to do it for me.

It's not that hard to imagine such thing would happen. I would rob him before he robs me. When he has learned his lesson and promised not to repeat it, then and only then would I return his things.

That's ridiculous to let a strange in.Assuming that do happen,I will pretend as if I don't know anything.When the rain stop,I'll let him go in order to keep my family safe.But immediately after that I will call the police.

Well I probably wouldnt let a stranger in to my house in the first place. However, I guess it depends on how the person you invite in it. If he seems a bit weird and likely to kill me or something then I would probably excuse myself from the room, trying to act as normal as possible and then quietly phone the police. However, if he is just a thief he might not actually harm you, he might even be quite nice like a modern day Robin Hood, in which case I guess theres no need to be so worried!

My first instinct would be not to let a stranger inside my home. I don't know, I really don't trust strangers at first glance. I may give him an umbrella though if the rain is really heavy outside, but not let him in my house especially that I'm all alone. But to answer your question, I may call up someone, like a friend, and tell him that a thief is in my house and let my friend call the police for me. Or I'd probably lock myself in my room and scream to my neighbors that there's a thief in my house.

assuming i was stupid enough to just allow a complete stranger into my house when im alone with two children? well id probably run upstairs and call the police then lock me and my girls in the bedroom, like i say thats assuming id actually be stupid enough to allow them in in the first place!

First all of all I never allowed any stranger inside my home when I am alone,second if I found something like that I try to offer him some snacks or drinks or anything with knowledge of him that I know that he is thief ,I will give him some medicine through which he lost his consious and then I will tie him up and called the neighbors and call the police....Good no

Assuming I was stupid enough to let a complete stranger come in to shelter the rain, I must keep enough distance from him. If he tried to get close to me, I would run away and call the police as soon as possible. I'll never let a stranger sit too close to me when alone. The distance must be out of his first attack's range.