I was hoping I wouldn't have to spell it out. I'm really talking about where someone hears you are into bitcoin so they turn up at your house, force their way in and put a gun in your mouth. I didn't want to get so graphic, but I think we as a community should develop safeguards for this.
these people might not be very smart, but they might be thugs.
has no one considered this?
To this day Bitcoin is still something kinda intellectual, so I doubt that if they are "thugs" they will know what is Bitcoin. These kind of people are those you would not make the difference between RAM and HDD, or could not locate a private key in a computer. Do not worry, just have a gold ingot in case you need it, give them, with your phone so that you can prove them you can not call the police, and I guess you will be fine.