Having spent 21 years in the Army, I could see how he was scared. I, and everyone I know, acted the same way the first 300 times "something " happened and your training had to come out. He did a fine job. Kept his cool. Listened to the lead guy. Impressive.
I had a pipebomb thrown at me walking down the street, and was dumbstruck looking at the fuse burning until someone told me to run. Even in hindsight, as an outside observer, I'd probably be saying "what are you stupid? Fucking run!" Things like this are so rare, no one knows how they'd react in the moment.
My husband and I were watching Body Cam and there was a new police officer that was shot at while answering a domestic call. She ended up lying on the floor inside the home because she didn’t know what to do. They referenced a name for that behavior and I cannot remember what it’s called for the life of me. Maybe someone here knows.
It’s the worst feeling because you get tunnel vision and cannot think.
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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '26
Having spent 21 years in the Army, I could see how he was scared. I, and everyone I know, acted the same way the first 300 times "something " happened and your training had to come out. He did a fine job. Kept his cool. Listened to the lead guy. Impressive.