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Pacifist Patriot

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11. A couple of months ago...

Thu Nov 24, 2022, 04:39 PM

Nov 2022

My 25 year old son and a couple of friends went to a movie in Tallahassee, FL. As they were exiting the theater someone shouted, "shooter!" and they heard some popping sounds.

People screamed and everyone scattered, froze, or dropped to the ground. They're was no obvious shooter to rush or hide from. Just chaos. Turned out to be some dumbass teenagers thinking it would be funny.

My son's takeaway? "Mom, I learned what I would instinctively do in a live shooter incident. I was able to run. I didn't freeze."

My blood ran ice cold. At 25 this would never have crossed my mind.

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Thanks for the hug I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #20

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