Darren New schrieb:

>> then the first reaction to someone drawing one is probably "gee, 
>> what's happening here? Is there any danger? Damn, this is serious - 
>> he's having a real firefight with those guys over there! Man, if only 
>> I knew who's the good guys here!", rather than "*OH SHIT, HE'S GOT A 
>> GUN! HE'S GONNA KILL US ALL! DUCK AND COVER! RUN! GET THE FREAKIN' 
>> HELL OUTTA HERE!!*"
> 
> Uh, on a military base? I think not.
> 
> You think if a cop pulls you over for a traffic stop and you pick up a 
> firearm, he's not going to draw on you, but rather run away? No.

The point was not really about what /exactly/ to do, but about the 
problem of properly assessing a fucked-up situation. A cop pulling 
someone over knows for sure who's the good one. A soldier witnessing 
some other "friendlies" shooting each other probably doesn't - nor does 
someone witnessing random people shooting each other at a mall. The 
difference is that a soldier is probably trained to assess a situation. 
That gun-crazy Texan happening to sit next desk at the local steakhouse 
likely isn't.

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