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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

You express noble sentiments, and I admire that.

However, extensive and authoritative studies have shown that, in actual cases, the flow of adrenaline is so overwhelming that one immediately goes on ‘auto-pilot.’

That is, if one isn’t rehearsed extensively in appropriate responses, one simply freezes. It’s not fear, necessarily, it’s simply neural paralysis brought about by an unfamiliar flood of hormones.

There won’t be time for creative thought. If anything, there will only be time to draw and fire - provided one has rehearsed it until it’s a rote response.

Given the violent nature of modern life, I always encourage anyone concerned to acquire a firearm and train in its use.


13 posted on 08/01/2016 9:38:28 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer
There won’t be time for creative thought. If anything, there will only be time to draw and fire - provided one has rehearsed it until it’s a rote response.

You don't know that for any particular scenario.

Mindless training scars is how Johannes Mehserle killed Oscar Grant.

14 posted on 08/01/2016 9:46:05 PM PDT by papertyger
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To: Jack Hammer

**** “Given the violent nature of modern life...” ****

Up thread I suggested a Shovel, it is a multi-tasker, you can use it for more than it’s intended purpose.
I went to Dollar Store and bought 6 aluminum peewee size bats
(the kind that they use for T-Ball)
I have them scattered around where I will be ... they are good enough quality to get a single job done and unless I get carried away probably re-usable.
Still gonna need the shovel


22 posted on 08/01/2016 11:02:41 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: Jack Hammer

“That is, if one isn’t rehearsed extensively in appropriate responses, one simply freezes. It’s not fear, necessarily, it’s simply neural paralysis brought about by an unfamiliar flood of hormones.”

“Fight or Flight” discredited now?


32 posted on 08/02/2016 9:16:33 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Jack Hammer

Then I guess I’d better work more on being ready, because if I just freeze, 50 people could die. Those are the stakes nowadays.


37 posted on 08/02/2016 9:55:56 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Cuckservative: a "conservative" willing to raise another country's ideology in his own country)
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