Thank you, Hulka, for taking the time to post back to me.
And thanks for the video too - I watched it twice and learned a lot from “Myth 3” - that is, a person can move 31 feet in the time it takes an officer to draw and fire. That’s like, two blinks!! It helped my perspective a lot, since the stated distance between Brown and the officer was 35 feet or so. I don’t think most people realize just how fast a running attacker can move - I know I didn’t.
Coincidentally today, on my second time through the video, and watching the ‘why shoot a man with a knife’ segment, there was a knife-related shooting near Ferguson. After having viewed the lightening-quick demonstration of just how fast a slash and cut can occur, and how many slashes per second, again, I had very (stunned, but) good understanding of what situation those officers were in today when facing someone with a knife. They were pretty brave if they let that person get 4 feet from them, as rumoured.
Coupled with your post itself, I have a much better understanding of how quickly situations can deteriorate and how Brown may have reacted in his situation to a man who was coming at him, after having attacked him minutes before. Thanks again for a great teaching moment!! I really appreciate you taking the time to show the wider perspective.
I sincerely thank you for the kind words.