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As more information continues to come out about the incident in Los Angeles, the question I have been getting most today relates to whether TSA screeners should be armed. Well, here’s some insight – there are TSA personnel that are armed. Obviously the air marshals, but also the Assistant Federal Security Director for Law Enforcement.… Continue Reading
I have spent the better part of the day talking to various media outlets about the shooting at Los Angeles international Airport. First, our thoughts go out to the TSA and other personnel who were injured and particularly the Behavior Detection Officer who died in the line of duty, and to the responders, passengers and… Continue Reading
How has the 21st century workplace changed? With the Millennial generation rapidly overtaking the workforce, it is inevitable that the way we do business and how we interact around the office is different than the industrial work model we’ve embraced since the end of World War II. More importantly, what must YOU do to not… Continue Reading
To compare air cargo security prior to 9/11 and post-9/11 is like comparing apples to automobile parts. Airport security has traditionally been focused on protecting the highest value target on the airfield which is the passenger jet. There have been very few attempts to hijack a all cargo aircraft or get a bomb on… Continue Reading
Force equals Mass times Acceleration (F=Ma) It’s a basic equation in physics and applies in violent encounters. If you can apply enough force, using either mass, acceleration or both, you can ‘force’ someone to have a reaction. If you hit them in the right spot, you will force them into an involuntary response. This may… Continue Reading
We all loved Mr. Miyagi, but John Kreese (played by Martin Kove) in Karate Kid actually had it right. Want to win a fight, “strike first, strike hard, no mercy sir!” I remember my parents telling me never to start a fight, but to always finish a fight. Unfortunately, most teachers I had were not… Continue Reading
Something that I find interesting about predators is that there seem to be two types, the BSD’s, also known as Big Scary Dudes, and the Stealth Attackers. BSD’s are the ones that you see coming. These are the people that the moment you lay eyes on them you are afraid. But you also have to… Continue Reading
Just the other day at church my five-year-old told me that another kid punched him in Sunday school class. I don’t really remember the reason, something about who was first in line…whatever, they’re five it doesn’t matter. Anyway, my next question was “did you hit him back?” He said he did not, that instead he… Continue Reading
You may have heard recently about the lasing incidents taking place at LaGuardia Airport, and if you haven’t, check this link. Or, if you don’t like checking links, here’s the short version: Several aircraft have been hit with lasers while on approach to LaGuardia and the Joint Terrorism Task Force has been put on the case.… Continue Reading
Why is it that leaders, managers and even parents have a tendency to focus on what’s wrong rather than what’s right? Neuroscience has shown that we care more about the threat of bad things than we do about the prospect of good things (Carnegie and Cole 177). Even when we are trying to encourage others… Continue Reading