04-06-2013, 03:29 PM
Mic Wrote:Watched the first 15 min so far. Pretty good stuff. I did notice that a couple of the 4 rules of safety (don't point, finger off trigger) were routinely violated in there. Curious if they don't dwell on safety that much in the military, instead opting for the "well this gun's not loaded, so it doesn't make a difference" attitude.
Mic:
Guess no one answered you.
It isn't an 'doesn't make a difference' attitude. For the Army, the guys were doing everything perfectly correct in terms of safety. The Army depends highly on Muzzle and Situational Awareness. I did not note anything in the film indicating these concepts were not being followed perfectly. The guys knew the condition of the rifles and did the right things at the right time.
I do not expect civilians to maintain muzzle and situational awareness as for most civilians, excluding those involved in the more dangerous professions, there is no day to day need for them to develop these mental skills. So, they tend to come up with rules that try to prevent every possible problem and these rules can sometimes be contradictory or so nuanced that it becomes impossible for someone to follow them. When people think that the rules are so vague, so contradictory, or so complex that they can't possibly be followed, they tend to ignore all rules. Which of itself is pretty scary.
LR1955