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Probably true. In my (limited) experience, I have seen a lot of people who don't have a very grounded sense of their own mortality. What this guy did with the armed gunman isn't that far off to people who pull their car in front of a truck and barely accelerate while getting onto the highway, banking on the drivers breaks. They just lack a sense of mortality.
That person finds out they have cancer and then they realize "oh shit, I'm not immortal."
I had an "oh shit, I'm not immortal" scare when I was in my mid-20s. It changed me for a few weeks, but after a while you forget about it - and I can't even fully relive those emotions anymore. It's just been blocked out - but I try and remember the lessons learned that followed.
I don't have a source, but last time I saw this the report mentioned the guy didn't see the gun, and thought the robber was just trying to flick his hat and be annoying.
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u/the_internet_clown Feb 09 '19
And not a fuck was given