http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171018,00.html
"School Teaches Tactics for Surviving Abductions"
Sunday, October 02, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SPOKANE, Wash. — Even after putting down their heads, taking off their watches and pulling out their wallets, all under orders from the hooded guy carrying a pistol, it's a big mistake raising one's hand when intruders ask who is an American.
Experts say that during the crucial opening minutes of a hostage crisis, the worst thing to do is draw attention to oneself.
"We recommend you don't lie, but don't volunteer to highlight yourself in a stressful moment," said Randy Spivey, director of the National Hostage Survival Training Center, a private business that teaches people in government and the private sector to avoid or survive kidnappings.
The proper action would have been to keep the hands down. If challenged later by the abductors, the hostage could say he or she was too confused or scared to respond to their question, Spivey said."
Lord this makes me ill. I'm sorry, if I'm going to get BLOWN AWAY for being an American, I'm going to stand up and take a few with me, or die trying. I refuse to die on my knees bleating helplessly. Sheeeesh and we wonder at why the world considers us soft and vulnerable! I wonder how many would react to the same question in the same manner if the question was "RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN?" And I wonder what God would say when they faced HIM after such a denial? To live is Christ...to die is gain....