Well you might pause for the second she did thinking "WTF Has this got to do with me...?"
But the main reason this doenst matter and your talking from your bottom again, is this:
She TOOK steps to ensure her safety by having that latch/chain on. Which the Terminator smashed away.
She thought she was safe til then.
If you ask me, the Dumbest arse in that movie was THE Sarah Connor...!
How would would YOU let a "stranger dressed as a street punk" aim that laser targetted Pistol at your forehead before the doe-eyed look of zombieness disappears and you decide to move...?
THAT was dumb.
Leave older, deader Sarah Connor alone!!!
She had done all she was advised to, to ensure her own safety.
But having just watched the 3 Evil Dead movies yesterday, I'd have to acknowledge that Bruce Campbell is maybe the finest action comedy actor of all time.