If you are talking to me then my policy if confronted by an...

If you are talking to me then my policy if confronted by an intruder is to keep my family and myself safe by whatever means is necessary.
In most circumstances the best means of achieving that is to withdraw from any immediate threat.
But where that is not possible and there is a real imminent threat then stand and fight.
All better than your method etherazer of standing frozen to the spot and soiling your pants.