[Stashiu]

I have been under fire numerous times. Not that that in and of itself qualifies me for anything. I have witnessed folks freezing, panicing, and taking appropriate action. I personally have done all of the above. The biggest factor was training, followed by acculturation/experience.

It is a very sad day for many reasons. Our young are being taught to call 911, and not take individual responsibility. LEO managers and politicians enforce this self defeating behavior. Folks are being taught to abdicate their personal responsibility for their own safety.

I take a number of heavy duty drugs to counteract my PTSD symptoms. They work to some extent, but really slow your reaction time down. To counter this, I have gotten back into combat training, via Krav Maga. At 56 that is no small task, btw. The 20 somethings bounce right back, I sorta crawl back up.

My goal is to counter my increased reflex time with enough training time to pattern the reactionary behavior necessary to survive and protect others. As many others here know, your response to immediate threats needs to be on almost an instinctual level. That does not happen by watching others do it.

I fight dirty, I fight fast, I fight to win. You can always have someone else call 911, or do so once the immediate danger has passed.

I’d rather be called a vigilante, a war-crazed Nam Vet, rather than “he WAS such a nice guy”.

[gardengirl]

Thanks for your service! Sorry about the PTSD/drugs.

I’ve never been under fire-hope I would act honorably. Having watched in-laws and friends freeze while I acted-dog being run over,injuries, etc-you are right. Reaction time is critical.

My family seems to be blessed with quick reaction times-if we knock a glass over, we can usually catch it before it spills, etc. We call it klutz skills-LOL!