# A guy tried to break into my room last night as I slept **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 12, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527 "2007-07-12T18:59:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/41 "2007-07-14T20:09:08Z")
Am I the only one that doesn’t understand the fuss? It was a misunderstanding. Why the hell would she go after this guy? He didn’t try to harm her, he just yelled at the wrong person to open the wrong door, and then tried to kick in the wrong door, or whatever. Pretty clearly documented that he didn’t intend to enter _her_ room. And pressing charges and calling his parents? Are you effing serious? “Drunken college kid does something stupid” is hardly news. That’s what college is _for_. Obviously, there are some kids that just shouldn’t drink- the “violent/drink until comatose/drink until sticking penis into an outlet is a good idea” types. But this kid clearly wasn’t that wasted- he found the right building and the right door, just not the right floor. Hell, I’ve done that sober. No need to ruin his life. I doubt it would do **Ninja** much good, but a felony charge would probably do him a lot of bad. ---
**Author:** ![Tabula\_Rasa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@Tabula\_Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabula_Rasa)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/42 "2007-07-14T21:14:37Z")
These are eight to ten room (four or five up and four or five down) split-level dorms with no lobby. It’s not like getting out of the elevator on the wrong floor and going to the room that corresponds to one’s own in an identical layout. The upstairs and the downstairs have significantly different designs and access. On that campus, those who claim to be too drunk or whatever to know where they are, more usually are too drunk or whatever to remember why they shouldn’t be where they are. And, my suggestion that if one wishes to report a crime was for future reference. I don’t think this one merits a report to the police – if there was a misdemeanor Bein’ a Butthead law on the books, that whole town would be out by the side of the highway picking up trash. It’s an eccentric college in an eccentric town and that’s lovable, and the rules are applied a little differently in the town and at the college than they are elsewhere, and it mostly works. But, from time to time - -a few times a year, at least, at the school – either the “crime” or the “justice” goes in a screwy direction and some kind of awakening to some kind of norm of human interaction that transcends the admittedly picturesque region can be beneficial. Reminding freshmen (especially the summer freshmen) that their right to be stupid in the middle of the night ends where it interrupts my (the non-inclusive me at this late date) sleep – that’s an important part of the housebreaking process. And it shouldn’t be NinjaChick’s job to housebreak the freshmen. Tabula Rasa ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/43 "2007-07-15T04:44:35Z")
I had this experience about half a dozen times at an apartment I used to live in. Scared me just as much each time. There’s just something indescribably creepy about someone trying to open your door. My boyfriend at the time bought me this really cool burglar proof bar thing. It fits up under the handle of the door and has a rubber stopper that you slide into the floor so that the door can’t be opened from the outside. Made me feel MUCH safer. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/44 "2007-07-15T05:06:48Z")
Oh, now I remember there were nights when a homeless man was sleeping in the hallway, right outside my apartment door! ---
**Author:** ![bonniejan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bonniejan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonniejan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/45 "2014-09-26T11:41:18Z")
happened to me once…but turned out to be my little sister. so…not so bad ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/46 "2014-09-26T11:56:05Z")
Don’t let other people make you feel foolish about this, or that you’re making a big deal out of nothing, this would be terrifying. I mean FFS someone tried to force their way into your bedroom, anyone no matter what gender who be scared of that. Dude is going to get killed if he runs into the wrong person. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/47 "2014-09-26T12:01:05Z")
> [@grude](#): > > I mean FFS someone tried to force their way into your bedroom, anyone no matter what gender who be scared of that. Not to mention the smell of decaying flesh … the clinging dirt … the maggots pouring out of his eye sockets… ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/48 "2014-09-26T12:05:57Z")
> [@grude](#): > > Don’t let other people make you feel foolish about this, or that you’re making a big deal out of nothing, this would be terrifying. > > I mean FFS someone tried to force their way into your bedroom, anyone no matter what gender who be scared of that. Dude is going to get killed if he runs into the wrong person. Don’t let other people make you feel foolish about not noticing this is a seven-year-old thread that a newbie opened just to post “Me too”. I might’ve missed that myself if I hadn’t noticed a post from **Santo Rugger** , and… fuck. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/49 "2014-09-26T12:14:55Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Am I the only one that doesn’t understand the fuss? It was a misunderstanding. Why the hell would she go after this guy? He didn’t try to harm her, he just yelled at the wrong person to open the wrong door, and then tried to kick in the wrong door, or whatever. > > Pretty clearly documented that he didn’t intend to enter _her_ room. > > And pressing charges and calling his parents? Are you effing serious? > > “Drunken college kid does something stupid” is hardly news. That’s what college is _for_. Obviously, there are some kids that just shouldn’t drink- the “violent/drink until comatose/drink until sticking penis into an outlet is a good idea” types. But this kid clearly wasn’t that wasted- he found the right building and the right door, just not the right floor. Hell, I’ve done that sober. > > No need to ruin his life. I doubt it would do **Ninja** much good, but a felony charge would probably do him a lot of bad. This. And also next time you see him on campus, kick him in the nuts and tell him, ‘That’s for being a drunken idiot.’ ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/50 "2014-09-26T12:32:18Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > This. > > And also next time you see him on campus, kick him in the nuts and tell him, ‘That’s for being a drunken idiot.’ If they’re both still on campus, I guess it really _is_ a party school. ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/51 "2014-09-26T12:39:57Z")
Everyone just assumes that normal behavior is to spend some portion of one’s college life roaring drunk, somewhat blameless for the consequences… That isn’t the way it should be. I think that trying to break down someone’s door is not pardonable by reason of having been stupid enough to get drunk in the first place. The time for ‘college kids binge drink’, ‘college kids smoke weed’, etc. should have never started and now should be over. In the light of a later sober day, no kid really disagrees with this, but if there are no consequences? A night in jail, at least. Maybe a few. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/52 "2014-09-26T13:38:04Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > If they’re both still on campus, I guess it really _is_ a party school. With luck he’ll have sobered up by now. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/53 "2014-09-26T13:40:00Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Am I the only one that doesn’t understand the fuss? It was a misunderstanding. Why the hell would she go after this guy? He didn’t try to harm her, he just yelled at the wrong person to open the wrong door, and then tried to kick in the wrong door, or whatever. > > Pretty clearly documented that he didn’t intend to enter _her_ room. > > And pressing charges and calling his parents? Are you effing serious? > > “Drunken college kid does something stupid” is hardly news. That’s what college is _for_. Obviously, there are some kids that just shouldn’t drink- the “violent/drink until comatose/drink until sticking penis into an outlet is a good idea” types. But this kid clearly wasn’t that wasted- he found the right building and the right door, just not the right floor. Hell, I’ve done that sober. > > No need to ruin his life. I doubt it would do **Ninja** much good, but a felony charge would probably do him a lot of bad. I guess I just dont give a shit about him. I too have had the experience of some drunk idiot trying to come through my door in the middle of the night. It was his responsibility to get drunk. Maybe if we called people every time on their stupid drunken antics we would have less of a problem. Maybe if we didn’t excuse it or think it was OK to be so drink you are falling down. If she wants to just forget about it that’s fine too. But I don’t really care much about the guy who decided to drink until he was incoherent. I don’t excuse bad behavior because of alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/54 "2014-09-26T14:00:44Z")
I hate it when zombies come knock, knock, knocking at my door 7 years later… StG ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/55 "2014-09-26T14:02:20Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/56 "2014-09-27T20:41:19Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Never, ever dismiss your fear on account you “sort of know the guy,” and that he was “drunk and disoriented.” That excuse can get you attacked, raped, or even killed. > > You should never have to be in fear from your life at any time, let alone in the relative safety of your home, dorm room or whatever, and especially so with people you sort of know. Not to lecture you but check out the local women’s support network you should have on campus. I’m sure they will have some stats handy about women who have been attacked, or worse, by people they [sort of] know, drunk or otherwise. Such encounters are more more prevalent than you might ever hear about. > > I’m glad you got the doorknob/lock fixed. > > On suggestion. Get a whistle and hang it somewhere in your room. If you ever are in fear for your life, call security and while waiting for them, be prepared to blow the whistle long and loud as to arouse your neighbors. No, one of those football game airhorns. Wake _everybody_ up for the entire building. Also puts the fear of god into a person if you aim it directly at the gap in the door. Ooo lok, a tiny [pocket](http://images.monstermarketplace.com/elite-asset-protection-personal-protection-security-and-safety-products/super-loud-air-horn-pocket-sized-screecher-sports-air-horn-189x360.jpg) sized one =) [URL=“[http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/)”] ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/57 "2014-09-27T21:25:33Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Don’t let other people make you feel foolish about not noticing this is a seven-year-old thread that a newbie opened just to post “Me too”. I might’ve missed that myself if I hadn’t noticed a post from **Santo Rugger** , and… fuck. ☹ I noticed it almost immediately. The OP has since joined the military, and while she may indeed be living in a dorm-type facility, I had a difficult time imagining her NOT mentioning calling the guard on watch. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527/58 "2014-09-28T01:53:52Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > If they’re both still on campus, I guess it really _is_ a party school. [https://www.changingworld.com/media/catalog/product/C/-/C-246014\_4\_2\_2.gif](https://www.changingworld.com/media/catalog/product/C/-/C-246014_4_2_2.gif) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527.md?page=2)