Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   Proximate Cause Date:   11/14/2018 2:57:52 PM

You get 10 seconds of courage. BUT, the average firearms exchange lasts about 3 seconds.  During that time good guys and bad guys are driven by adrenaline… not reason.  AND, during that time training (or lack thereof) takes over.  The field-of-fire is confusing. 

If, you punch out a friendly, your life changes forever. It isn’t on you… it’s on the bad guy.  (Check out “proximate cause.”)  If you had not been there… things would have gone a lot differently… A LOT DIFFERENTLY!

Ah… but, you couldn’t know how differently… nor could anyone else.