FBI: How to Respond to an Active Shooter

[John6185]

The sad thing is that if you're out going to the store etc, you're preoccupied and they are ready to do you in... They have the advantage in that regard. We can't be 100% on guard all the time, it'd sure make us jumpy when someone dropped something. Go to church you'll be safe...right! We've had nuts go into a church and shoot up the place. We're never 100% safe regardless of what you may say about carrying something on your hip 24 hours per day. When you think you're perfectly safe, the feds will get ya! They're after us too and they are supposed to be protecting us!!

 

[dennishoddy]

Here's the revised steps of action to take.

1. Dodge
2. Duck
3. Dip
4. Dive
5. Dodge

Isn't this the mantra of politicians?

 

[Ace_on_the_Turn]

Isn't this the mantra of politicians?

 

[YukonGlocker]

Good perspective that focuses on how humans typically react: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/sunday/run-hide-fight-is-not-how-our-brains-work.html

 

[NikatKimber]

Good perspective that focuses on how humans typically react: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/sunday/run-hide-fight-is-not-how-our-brains-work.html

Good article. Illustrates that it takes more than just the knowledge of how to respond.

 

[deerwhacker444]

Would you elaborate on what you mean by this?

Sure, in that context I was talking about Jihadis run amok..

 

[Dale00]

Good perspective that focuses on how humans typically react: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/sunday/run-hide-fight-is-not-how-our-brains-work.html

Provocative article.

It is too timid to say so but as I read it, it points to the need for citizens to learn how to become violent when faced with an imminent threat of violence. Instead it suggests using social media to do a "collective cultural training" to teach people to unfreeze when faced with imminent danger. All of this relates back to the way people are raised in our culture to be passive and protected and to shun all violence.

 

[Glocktogo]

Provocative article.

It is too timid to say so but as I read it, it points to the need for citizens to learn how to become violent when faced with an imminent threat of violence. Instead it suggests using social media to do a "collective cultural training" to teach people to unfreeze when faced with imminent danger. All of this relates back to the way people are raised in our culture to be passive and protected and to shun all violence.

The internet can be utilized for "stress inoculation training" and "systematic desensitization" Most commonly associated with PTSD and phobia sufferers sufferers, it can be modified and used to condition specific responses to violence stimuli. It won't eliminate the "startle effect", but it can shorten the OODA Loop for someone in proximity to an attack and increase the effectiveness of the response.

 

[tharper]

Run, hide, fight is what we're taught in the mil. The vast majority of us are not armed at work, so it makes sense in our case. I fly a desk at work, so if an active shooter scenario unfolds, I will lock my office door and push a desk up against it and wait it out. I'll let the security forces guys handle it.