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Yes, they do. But according to psychology, the “normal” panic reaction is either fight or flight. These people did neither. They were trained not to do anything except harbor in place and await rescue. To their doom.

But the people I’ve got real heartburn with are the people who were supposed to come and rescue them. Yes, I’m referring to the police shown getting themselves organized while crouching behind trees and squad cars outside Norris Hall. And this criticism especially is directed at the SWAT types in their helmets, flak jackets, and high power automatic weapons.

What the hell is all that gear for?

What the hell is all that training for?

Bragging rights down at the local bar?

Some extra bucks in the paycheck?

Oh, is it so they can go in and confront and outgun the bad guy?

Oh, really?

Well, you couldn’t prove it by the way things went down in Norris Hall.

The officers were probably very good at getting the students out. They’ve trained for it; all very organized and professional, I’m sure. Maybe they should have been more concerned with finding and killing the shooter quickly.

The very moment the first shooting started in Norris Hall, it should have been full of cops - armed with whatever they had - ready or not - confronting anything that even remotely resembled a shooter. And, even if one went down, they should have kept coming at him hard until they got him.

As it was, the killer roamed the halls for what? An hour or more. Unchallenged, it appears. They didn’t even kill the SOB. He shot himself.

Yes, maybe a few cops and innocent students might have been killed or injured. But in the calculus of this day, that would have been an improvement.

Their caution actually aided the murderer ... 32 (possibly more) dead, a score more wounded.

Yes, this is harsh, and I'm probably wrong but there's enough here to know they didn’t exactly cover themselves with glory today either.

I am still trying to get my mind around how some 39 people, even if they were unarmed, basically allowed themselves to be shot by a man with two handguns. ***People panic in situations like this.

Youre assuming they did nothing. This guy had a high kill ratio. Maybe some were shot while trying to get close enough to him to disarm him. We know some were shot while trying to keep doors shut etc. I think the problem is finding in a matter of seconds enough people who are willing or have the personality makeup to rush the guy, all at the same time, in a coordinated effort. And in reality, as he's gunning down people, that number that is willing to rush him probably gets smaller pretty rapidly.