The agent grabbed the gun and ran away from the scuffle. Presumably he felt it is dangerous for the gun to remain in the vicinity of the scuffle so he wanted to get it away as quickly as possible. If the gun goes off in his hand, I think that a likely response is to take that as confirmation that he had to get the gun away from the scuffle as quickly as possible, and continue running.
Sometimes drivers, after trying to hit the brakes and accidentally hitting the gas instead, will mash the gas pedal into the floor as hard as they can to try to get the car to stop. When people are frightened, they often double down rather than pause and re-evaluate.
Sometimes people will freeze if they are startled or frightened. I think that’s an instinctual response to avoid attracting the attention of large predators. This “freeze” response won’t occur in a person who is already running, so it wouldn’t apply here.
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The agent grabbed the gun and ran away from the scuffle. Presumably he felt it is dangerous for the gun to remain in the vicinity of the scuffle so he wanted to get it away as quickly as possible. If the gun goes off in his hand, I think that a likely response is to take that as confirmation that he had to get the gun away from the scuffle as quickly as possible, and continue running.
Sometimes drivers, after trying to hit the brakes and accidentally hitting the gas instead, will mash the gas pedal into the floor as hard as they can to try to get the car to stop. When people are frightened, they often double down rather than pause and re-evaluate.
Sometimes people will freeze if they are startled or frightened. I think that’s an instinctual response to avoid attracting the attention of large predators. This “freeze” response won’t occur in a person who is already running, so it wouldn’t apply here.
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