• jj4211@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Frankly, people act really weird in a crisis. Like totally unexpected behaviors and fixations on stuff you’d think you wouldn’t think about. Basically people tend to kind of short circuit when faced with an unfamiliar, panic situation. If people were acting particularly weird before the first shot, that would be suspicious. But once shots are fired, all bets are off for “weird” reactions. Haven’t been in a shooting event, but have seen people react to other traumatic stuff and it’s all over the place.

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      7 months ago

      Yup. Saw a guy obsess over his headphones after flipping an ATV and puncturing a lung. Trauma does weird shit to people.

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        7 months ago

        I know a guy who cased his dirtbike, ruptured his spleen, then walked back to the campground, sat down at the fire with a bunch of other people, and started drinking beer. They didn’t even know he had been in a crash until they noticed he was bone white, sweating profusely, and they asked him WTF was going on with him. Everyone there insisted he go to the hospital. Instead, he drove 2.5 hours home and sat on his couch, where his girlfriend had the same “WTF is going on with you” reaction. She ended up forcing him to let her take him to the emergency room. They admitted him immediately because his blood pressure was critically low. After surgery the doctor said he was like half an hour away from death. He acted like he was totally fine the entire time and he was literally dying.

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      7 months ago

      Yep, like the stories from 9-11 where people were going back up the stairs because they forgot to turn their computer off.

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      7 months ago

      People do, the Secret Service protection detail shouldnt. The fact that he got shot at AT ALL from an elevated position inside of a mile is a huge fuckup.

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      7 months ago

      While I agree that can absolutely explain Trump’s behavior, it’s the Secret Service’s job NOT to short circuit in a panic situation. They’re trained to specifically handle moments exactly like this.

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      7 months ago

      So you’re saying Indiana Jones reaching back for his hat before the stone door slammed shut on his arm was a panic response? Lol