Scott, Alwyn,
Demand Rises for Self-Protection Courses. Alwyn Scott. - The Seattle Times, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 64, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Demand Rises for Self-Protection Courses, Feb. 22, 2005; pp. C1+.
"The other day in Kent [Washington], two gunmen opened fire on a black Nissan SUV as it slowed at a railroad crossing. The driver died instantly. The SUV kept rolling. From the passenger seat, Joanna Alexander, CEO of Seattle's Zombie Studios, leaned over and grabbed the dead man's leg. She used it to push the gas pedal. Speeding down a crowded street, she swerved to miss a cluster of children and finally parked on a side street, out of harm's way. 'Good,' the dead man said, awaking from the parking-lot simulation. 'That was excellent.'...In the post-9-11 world, self-protection courses are popping up like targets in a shooting gallery. Hundreds of companies are teaching executives how to foil assassination attempts, survive hostage situations and handle an AK-47." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article discusses the increasing popularity of self-protection training in the United States, despite the declining number of terrorist attacks worldwide.
1522-3256;
Self-defense
Self-protective behavior
Terrorists
Training
Victims of terrorism
AC1.S5
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Demand Rises for Self-Protection Courses. Alwyn Scott. - The Seattle Times, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 64, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Demand Rises for Self-Protection Courses, Feb. 22, 2005; pp. C1+.
"The other day in Kent [Washington], two gunmen opened fire on a black Nissan SUV as it slowed at a railroad crossing. The driver died instantly. The SUV kept rolling. From the passenger seat, Joanna Alexander, CEO of Seattle's Zombie Studios, leaned over and grabbed the dead man's leg. She used it to push the gas pedal. Speeding down a crowded street, she swerved to miss a cluster of children and finally parked on a side street, out of harm's way. 'Good,' the dead man said, awaking from the parking-lot simulation. 'That was excellent.'...In the post-9-11 world, self-protection courses are popping up like targets in a shooting gallery. Hundreds of companies are teaching executives how to foil assassination attempts, survive hostage situations and handle an AK-47." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article discusses the increasing popularity of self-protection training in the United States, despite the declining number of terrorist attacks worldwide.
1522-3256;
Self-defense
Self-protective behavior
Terrorists
Training
Victims of terrorism
AC1.S5
050