It needs more investigation. That being said, if an armed assailant enters a room occupied by a wife and children, there are two choices: defend your family with all you've got, or cower in the corner and HOPE nothing bad happens to your family. Myself, I would choose the first, when the opportunity was there. Your ideas may vary. All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.
So handing over some valuables and then calling authorities is not an option if being robbed ?
