Terrorist Behaviors
The idea of being involved in any kind of terrorist attack is a frightening one for most anybody. In these times, it would be difficult to find a citizen who has not been inundated with images of the victims of 9/11, and some of the horrific scenes of despair that faced those trapped in the burning, crumbling Twin Towers, or who has not imagined the anguish and despair felt by passengers on the three planes that were hijacked for the purpose of creating these scenes of terror. When these situations arose, it was the “first responders”, the police, fire department, emergency services departments, etc., who first entered these scenes to provide assistance where possible, placing themselves at great risk in the process. As their title suggests,
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If additional medical or law enforcement units arrive on the scene of a terrorist attack, and find that those who have arrived previously have been incapacitated through violent attack, they will be more hesitant to enter the scene to perform their duties, which could result in additional loss of life or property. As one ideal behind terrorist behaviors is to cause maximum fear and damage through each singular attack, first responders, including medical and law enforcement personnel, should assume that, unless instructed otherwise, terrorists are still located at the scene of the incident, and are fully capable of inflicting additional damage to persons and property …show more content…
13). These devices, such as those used by Eric Rudolph in the 1997 bombing of a Georgia abortion clinic (CNN Library, 2016), are designed and implemented in such a way that they explode after first responders have arrived, and are actively attending to injured and traumatized people. These explosives can be placed in plain sight, or hidden near assumed staging areas, as a means of inflicting maximum damage, consistent with these decimation style attacks. In addition to substantially more potential human casualties, these explosive devices can cause more property damage, if located near buildings, emergency vehicles, and the
If additional medical or law enforcement units arrive on the scene of a terrorist attack, and find that those who have arrived previously have been incapacitated through violent attack, they will be more hesitant to enter the scene to perform their duties, which could result in additional loss of life or property. As one ideal behind terrorist behaviors is to cause maximum fear and damage through each singular attack, first responders, including medical and law enforcement personnel, should assume that, unless instructed otherwise, terrorists are still located at the scene of the incident, and are fully capable of inflicting additional damage to persons and property …show more content…
13). These devices, such as those used by Eric Rudolph in the 1997 bombing of a Georgia abortion clinic (CNN Library, 2016), are designed and implemented in such a way that they explode after first responders have arrived, and are actively attending to injured and traumatized people. These explosives can be placed in plain sight, or hidden near assumed staging areas, as a means of inflicting maximum damage, consistent with these decimation style attacks. In addition to substantially more potential human casualties, these explosive devices can cause more property damage, if located near buildings, emergency vehicles, and the