Run rabbit run - Reality Check

Conceptually we'll say there is a governmental agency teaching a technique that addresses a barricaded suspect whose location in the room is unknown. We select one of our braver, SWAT-type souls to assume the occupation of resident room-rabbit. Like Bugs himself, he is required to dart across the room occupied by the potentially armed suspect -- to draw fire. The rabbit's friends enter the room right after the rabbit to cover him. The rabbit is supposed to -- of course -- shoot back while moving, if he can find the bad man while dashing across what will probably be a low-light room full of furniture.

In the food chain of life, rabbits don't eat meat -- however lots of rabbits are, in fact, eaten. It was appropriate they picked a rabbit as the icon for this drill -- and there is a strong probability the brave, but foolish room rabbit, will be eaten. Conceptually, of course. Would that make him conceptually dead? The really scary part of this story is the fact it's true.

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