Actually, when you go into "Floating Starfish", you are supposed to tap "Q" and "E" keys rapidly to restore movement.
That being said, it is strangely hard to figure out when you go into Violate mode, since I have tried to follow the quicktime event to free the officer, but never could succeed, unlike with how "Floating Starfish" just means you rapidly tap "Q" and "E" to get moving again.