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yes, I remember, and I get the impulse as I'm actually a little selfdestructive, been threatened with being shot more than once, actually told one of the guys to go ahead and do it. But, for most people, they actually don't want to get hurt or die. If we're going by logic, just let the shit go and hope you get it back later. Especially for average civilians who can't fight at all.
I mentioned normalcy bias, and afterwards, remembered a vid where some south american cab driver got into an arguement with a passenger in the passenger seat, the driver was getting stabbed and whether it was shock or just not really realizing the seriousness of what was happening, just acted like he was getting trivially bothered. Seen that sort of thing in other vids too, a person with a gun at their heads try to brush the gun away like that's going to make the criminal act right. I'm telling you, when I did security, I was reminded again and again how most people are plain fucking useless in a crisis and how alone we all really are.
That story reminds me of a guy I went to HS with who had a penchant for getting into trouble. He got into a street fight with another guy and while he was on top of the dude, he said he was getting punched in the back. It didnt hurt so he kept hitting the guy. After it ended he was walking home and said he thought he was sweating profusely and starting to feel light-headed, took his shirt off and the back of it was soaked with blood. The guy had stabbed him at least 6 times with a knife. Thankfully no organs were punctured but he lost a lot of blood.
That kid didn't make it past 19 though. Died of alcohol poisoning after a house party a few years later because he passed out and his "friends" kept tipping beer bottles up in his mouth, the swallow reflex kept him from drowning. He didnt wake up the next morning and they left his body on his Mother's doorstep, not realizing he was dead. They were supposed to be celebrating that he had just gotten out of jail. I remember that vividly because I was close to his best friend at the time, kid was devastated.