In recent days, a Chinese tourist has shared an adventure on social platforms:Shortly after his arrival in the United States, he was threatened by the local owner, who even threatened to shoot him, and eventually shocked by the arrival of several police vehicles.
Something happened near Washington, D.C.
According to the client, he had made a reservation through Booking before going to the United States. I didn't know the trouble was out looking for a house.
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Due to the incoherence of the place of life and the incognito of the residential entrance, he sought out the address on the order and arrived in front of another nearby home by mistake.
He thought he had found Min-ho and tried to open the door and found it unopenable. It was then that a middle-aged man came out of the house.
I saw strangers standing at my door and trying to open the door.
Chinese tourists quickly explained that they had just arrived in the United States, that they had found the wrong place to live, that they had no malice, and that they had been shown their addresses and confirmation letters. But the other side did not listen, chose to call the police and did not allow the Chinese to move.
The client felt that he had done nothing wrong, and since the other party had to call the police, he would have to wait until the police came.
Unexpectedly, the tension between the two sides escalated further while waiting for the police.
According to the client, the owner was very excited, he kept yelling and threatening to shoot if he continued to move!
He was nervous that he had discovered that one of the men ' s hands remained behind him and that, in order to avoid excesses, he had to try to remain calm, so that the two sides had stood at the door of the house for about 5 to 10 minutes.
The police subsequently arrived in a number of police vehicles and the fighting was considerable. Upon enquiry, he looked at the Booking order and checked the identity of both parties. It was finally confirmed that the visitor had indeed booked the nearby residential accommodation, but had found the wrong house.
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And the real residence is not far away, and looks like the house now.
Following a misunderstanding, the police offered to drive ahead and allow tourists to follow the police car to civilian accommodation.
A near-out-of-control conflict ended in peace.
However, in retrospect afterward, he still struggled: If the owner had actually pulled out a gun at that time, or if there had been a physical conflict between the two sides, the consequences would have been difficult to imagine.
After the exposure of the experience, the comment area quickly turned over.
Some people think that the owner is overreacting and is just going through the wrong door, so why don't we just explain it, and just do it without threatening to shoot? But there are also many in the US who believe that the tourists themselves lack a sense of security.
Indeed, there have been too many tragedies in the United States where shots have been fired at the wrong door.
In August 2023, Nicholas Donofrio, a 20-year-old student at the University of South Carolina, mistakenly used another nearby home as his own at around 2 a.m. Not only did he repeatedly knock on the door, twisting the doorknob, but he kicked the door, eventually breaking the glass on the door and reaching out to try to open the door from inside. The owner then opened fire and killed him on the spot.
In 2023, a 16-year-old boy in Missouri was lucky to survive when the 84-year-old owner shot and shot in the head and arm because of the wrong doorbell.
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In the same year, a 20-year-old woman and a friend in New York State drove in search of a place to meet and entered the private driveway of a family. As the vehicle was about to leave, the owner opened fire, causing the tragic death of the woman.
In April 2023, when a young couple distributed groceries for Instatart in Florida, the car was erroneously driven into a private home because of the wrong address. Following clashes between the two sides, the owner opened fire on their car, which was hit by at least two bullets.
A lot of Internet users have lamented the fate of this Chinese man.
In fact, it also reflects a significant conceptual difference between China and the United States.
In the view of a number of Chinese, the wrong door, the wrong house, just explain it.
In the United States, however, private residences are regarded as spaces that cannot be violated at will. In particular, in a single residential area, a stranger suddenly appeared in front of the door and even tried to open it, enough to keep the owner of the house extremely vigilant.
For tourists, it may be just the wrong house; for homeowners, it may be a stranger trying to enter his home.
The importance attached to the right to home defence is also reflected in the Castle Principles in United States law. In specific cases, owners can use lethal force in the face of illegal forced invasion.
Of course, this does not mean that the wrong door should have been shot.
However, it is also important to remind you that in a country like the United States, where private guns are widely held, it is advisable to confirm the address, the signboard and the entrance in advance. If the wrong door is found, the attempt to open the door should be stopped immediately, leaving as safely as possible and avoiding disputes with the owner.
Source: China Living Network.