Pretty sure he's referring their panicked stricken last attempt at survival. An uncontrolled adrenaline laced fight for their lives because flight is no longer an option.
Why is it so important that police officers are able to control the adrenaline dump in a life and death situation? Because panic leads to tunnel vision and tunnel vision gets people killed.
These people are stupid… like a drunk indiscriminately swinging for the fences vs a professional counter puncher… nighty nighty bitches.