Someone posted an interesting youtube video on police training and how fast a suspect can over come you. If Michael Brown did rush Wilson, he had precious little time to respond. In the dynamics of that kind of situation, anything can happen, but the bottom line is survival.
Check out:
7:15 on the video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G1ApUEXcbo
In short...action always beats reaction. That is why taser wires are 21 feet...because if someone is within that distance, they can get to you before you can process what is happening and react...
I don’t know what happened that night, so I’m trying to remain neutral until more facts come out — if they come out. I do know that the police have to make snap judgments in a split second. If a suspect is coming toward you, you don’t know whether he might try to strike you or take your weapon. If a suspect reaches into his pocket, you don’t know if he’s reaching for his wallet, cell phone or a weapon. These fools who criticize the police ought to try to do their job every day. I’d like to see whether they could think and react any better. Probably not.
To put this in perpsective, a decent high school football player -- even someone the size of Brown -- can run the 40 yard dash in about five seconds. That's about 1.25 seconds for ten yards or about 1.5 seconds for 35 feet, which has been reported as the distance between Brown and Wilson when Brown began his "bum rush."
Look up Tueller drill.
The Tueller Drill is an essential element of police and any firearm self-defense training that addresses 'how much time?' Tueller found that if the thug is within 7 yds of you then you are in the danger zone where he is likely to be on you before you can respond. Wilson was applying his Tueller training.
I was looking for a way to say that...it does not take but a couple seconds to cover say 35 feet. Very difficult to shoot accurately in that short a time while someone is charging to hurt you..