No it's not
that simple
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How many burglar's would kill someone who caught them in the act and had no way to identify them? Why not simply flee the scene?
I guess it's possible that some would fight if the witness tried to stop and hold the burglar. Would Missy try to do that? I don't know. JMO
RANCH, why not simply flee the scene..? Because it was either targeted - or it wasn't that simple to flee.
You are familiar with the flee or flight stress response, which really is not a conscious reaction. When faced with a dilemma, meaning fighting or fleeing is not really an option - yet- we encounter an additional stage, we freeze. We are paralyzed in fear.
If Missy and her murderer literally walked into each other or had an instant encounter, chances are both, or one of them froze. I would be startled in that situation trying to process my surroundings and what was really happening. Would I attack a police officer? No. Would I run away from a police officer? No. I would first question, why is there a policeman in front of me and what does he want. Is it really a police officer? That takes time and our body chooses to freeze in order to process the unknown and in order to prepare the response (fight or flight).
It it was targeted, the killer would go for it now. If it was not, he may panic and freeze, and even forget he is dressed in his police uniform. He strikes Missy first. Now she has to fight for her life. He shoots her. If the killer had some previous traumatic life experience, it may trigger a faster (panic) response than Missy could react.
I have some experience with fighting techniques and fight/flight/freeze is a normal biological response. You can't choose, how you will be reacting. But you can train to overcome the stage(s) as quick as possible. In Missy's case, perhaps she was not able to flee from the threat instantaneously and she froze. Perhaps her attacker was not able to flee, instead he fought. Again all JMO.
ALL IMO
-Nin