When was the last time you went to a rural area at 10:30 at night, snuck around to the back door, banged on it, refused to identify yourself, and then claimed you were "delivering cookies" as a "surprise"?
I bet you'd be lucky to get off with being taken to court. More likely you'd have been shot at.
I have no problem with people protecting themselves or their property, but to sue after the fact when you realize that the people who knocked at the door were delivering a gift is absurd.