Sunday, August 24, 2014

Are people numb to danger?



I was re-watching this video and I marvel at the people that are shown in it.

Forget the dead guy.

The people that are by-standing are making my head spin.  They all see weapons drawn by the police and suspect.  They all SHOULD know that they're within the cone of fire and could be hit.  They all SHOULD know that the suspect could turn, rush, and do a jail house take-down, stabbing them 50 to 60 times before they could do anything.

Yet they simply stand and watch.

Are people numb to danger these days?  Do people even recognize danger anymore?

I seriously wonder.  If the knife guy was insane then the people watching are either insane too or fools to the reality of combat.