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To: ladyjane

I’ve never been in law enforcement. Nor have any of my family. As a coincidence I was in the middle of reading a book titled, The Power of Habit when the shooting occurred.
Thanks to a man who had brain damage, scientists recently learned where habits reside in the brain. They reside where conscious thought doesn’t apply.

That’s why the retired cop didn’t do a show and tell with the gun. He was on automatic. Same happens with some veterans. You don’t want to wake them out of a deep sleep or make a sudden loud noise around them.


19 posted on 02/07/2014 8:43:34 AM PST by meatloaf (Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
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To: meatloaf
He was on automatic.

He never pulled and shot his weapon in 30 years of law enforcement -- so then how could that have been automatic???

24 posted on 02/07/2014 8:49:14 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: meatloaf

>> “That’s why the retired cop didn’t do a show and tell with the gun. He was on automatic.” <<

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Seemingly a good reason to prohibit police from possessing weapons when off duty.
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126 posted on 02/08/2014 11:22:46 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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