Subdeacon Joe Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 In Shift, Police Advise Taking an Active Role to Counter Mass Attacks In an analysis of 84 such shooting cases in the United States from 2000 to 2010, for example, researchers at Texas State University found that the average time it took for the police to respond was three minutes. “But you see that about half the attacks are over before the police get there, even when they arrive quickly,” said J. Pete Blair, director for research of the university’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center and an author of the research, which is set to be published in a book this year. In the absence of a police presence, how victims responded often made the difference between life and death, Dr. Blair said. In 16 of the attacks studied by the researchers, civilians were able to stop the perpetrator, subduing him in 13 cases and shooting him in 3 cases. In other attacks, civilians have obstructed or delayed the gunman until the police arrived. Gee....who would EVER have thought of fighting back?!?! (wanders off, shaking head) Link to comment
Virgil Ray Hality, SASS# 37355 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Some folks just will not lay down and die! Link to comment
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