Face to Face With the Burglars, Now What?

Recently an Abilene family reported to police they walked into their home, and found two teens going through their dresser drawers.

Whoa!

If anyone has ever been the victim of any type of theft or burglary, what is it many of us think/say... "If I could have just seen the person(s) who did this, I'd ____"

What? What would you do?

I know what I'd like to do, but I also know what I'd likely do.

I'd likely yell at them while reaching for the phone and trying to get out of the house, just in case. Sounds logical and I'm sure the police would appreciate the lack of a "heroic attempt" to catch the crooks.

But I'd like to say, I'd stop them. Catch them. Hold them down. Stand heroically like this:

Yes. Eagle included. I don't know where I'd get one, but maybe it would just know that justice was done and it was time to land on my arm..

Yeah. Right.

But we all say what we'd like to do, so I want to know, how would you handle that situation?

Comment away..

PS- In this case, the son spotted the burglars, the burglars spotted the son and fled by jumping through an open window. Everyone is safe and the report says nothing was immediately missing.