I am reminded of a Very Nasty Image.... a gal with a burdizzo clamp.... "I brought my own sex toy!" (For those about to look it up.... it is..uh.. a veterinary tool. For... 'gentling'.)
I've heard from multiple firearm trainers something similar: people in their first gunfight have an alarming tendency to fall over if they're hit, even if the "hit" isn't serious.
Just the shock and realization of, "I've been shot! I can't believe I've been shot!", is enough to make a lot of people swoon and give up the fight.
It sounds like a similar untrained/involuntary reaction. The "Fight or Flight" response is not actually a dichotomy; there is a third option -- Freeze -- but nobody seems inclined to discuss it.
I am reminded of a Very Nasty Image.... a gal with a burdizzo clamp.... "I brought my own sex toy!" (For those about to look it up.... it is..uh.. a veterinary tool. For... 'gentling'.)
I've heard from multiple firearm trainers something similar: people in their first gunfight have an alarming tendency to fall over if they're hit, even if the "hit" isn't serious.
Just the shock and realization of, "I've been shot! I can't believe I've been shot!", is enough to make a lot of people swoon and give up the fight.
It sounds like a similar untrained/involuntary reaction. The "Fight or Flight" response is not actually a dichotomy; there is a third option -- Freeze -- but nobody seems inclined to discuss it.
I've seen (smarter) rabbits use this (freeze). I carefully ignore them. The runners attract attention.