Posted on 10/04/2017 4:36:31 AM PDT by Kaslin
Terrorists, whether domestic or foreign, organization-based or truly lone wolf and unconnected, all have important advantages favoring the success of their attacks: they can exploit the multiple vulnerabilities that exist in civil society (notwithstanding whether the terrorists operate in democratic or authoritarian states), and time is on their side.
Terrorists exploit shock and time.
There is not much that can be done to remove shock from the equation. A terrorist with a gun, a bomb, a knife or a truck can wreak a lot of havoc. Shock can paralyze potential victims and make it hard for law enforcement to go after the perpetrator.
In Israel, practically every adult has military training, and many Israelis are armed. While successful attacks have occurred (bombings, shootings, vehicle attacks, and knifings, to name some), the advantage Israel generally has is rapid reaction based on the simple fact that armed citizens know what to do when a terrorist attacks.
Most of the rest of the world is different. A police presence can help, but even then, in certain scenarios terrorists can be effective. Security guards can also help, but very often they are the first target of an intruder in a building or facility. In June 2009, a white supremacist 89-year-old James Wenneker von Brunn entered the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC with a rifle and killed Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other guards shot at von Brunn, who was wounded and apprehended.
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Not surprised.
Rapid response is the sooner they meet resistant they sooner they stop.
.... the sooner they meet resistant they sooner they stop.
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It appears this was the case with the LV shooter.
The Timeline of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting, Start to SWAT
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3591784/posts
What happened is becoming clear.
Shortly before or after firing through his hotel door, the mass killer stopped shooting at people below. That happened a little before 10:21.
His stopping of shooting at people below occurred at almost exactly the same time that he shot at first responders outside his door.
Very likely, that is when he committed suicide. It is a common occurrence in these mass killing events. After the shooting stopped, SWAT took a more careful approach to blasting down the door, which happened about an hour later.
The private security guard deserves our thanks. He may not want the publicity. It appears he was wounded in both the chest and the head. He may not be conscious. He may not have survived. We should find out in the coming days.
He is one of the heroes of this horrific event. As with many mass killings, the killings stop when the killer is confronted with armed resistance.
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