...nothing is impossible to someone who doesn't have to do it. That being said, I wonder if he hadn't been told to "wait for backup" most all his life like the standard procedure is. I dunno about that, but this guy is a pariah. He will never live this down.
Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!