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Originally Posted by manwiches
There was an article last night in the Herald talking about how attendees at the party were too shocked to try to defend themselves or others. When someone who is bipolar (and I'm not saying this is what happened whatsoever) snaps, it takes a tremendous amount of energy and the right person to mitigate. If this was the case, and especially being armed with a knife, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near him.
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If true, this is what I said earlier in the thread but was rebutted about the freezing, or "shock" reaction. If something that can't be believed begins happening, like someone you know and trust (ergo, an invited party guest) starts stabbing friends out of the blue, the body/mind needs time to process, and thus, your ability to defend is lowered, especially when an attack can happen so quickly. The mind cannot rationalize that this is happening, and in the process, you're not sure how to react. I'm sure some people took off but obviously not everyone.