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When something like that happens, it takes a few moments before people can even comprehend what's going on. Most people do what their instincts tell them to do. The cameramen got live video of an incredible scene for the rest of us to see only because they followed their first instinct. Most people, no matter how brave they think they are, aren't just going to try and take down a guy with a gun because our nature is to protect ourselves over all others, and you never know what might happen.
Personally, I would probably have tried to take him down right away, but that's only because I have training in doing that type of thing. But I may not have, who knows. No one knows until it happens them.
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"This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." - V
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