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atlctyslkr and Outcast,
The whole situation is set up where pretty much everyone aside from the police officers who have just arrived on the scene, CAN'T just run away back to their apt. They are pretty much all pinned down. Their car can't go anywhere and there is really nowhere for them to run except for the people fleeing the building who are just trying to get clear and to cover.
If you will notice, this is not about "helping the police" but about saving yourself and other people who are being shot down.
That is from the point of view of the armed nonLEOS on the scene.
I would say a snubbie in your hand is better than a cell phone in your hand. It's something that can send a projectile at a bad guy.
It's not supposed to be just about nonLEOS but about LEOs and what should and shouldn't happen. What could be done by police already on the scene. If some have swat material in their vehicle, do they don the vest, helmet, submachine gun and ninja mask and go in hosing every nonLEO down because they might be a threat? Do they jump into one vehicle and take off to the scene? Obviously not every patrolman out there is SWAT and their has to be some kind of organized team. It's not just one or two guys in army gear jumping around. What is to be expected from the police in the overall situation?
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