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SCENARIO #1:
You've just taken off on an international flight. Suddenly, several well-dressed Japanese Red Army terrorists (or any terrorists) come screaming down the aisles, brandishing guns and hand grenades.
Would you know how to survive and get out of this situation as quickly as possible?
California Sports Psychology teacher Kurt Krueger did!
Read in Chapter 4 just how Kurt used a special mental exercise which earned him a safe, early release.
SCENARIO #2:
You've just walked into your neighborhood bank branch. As you get into line at a teller's window, two armed men with masks enter the bank and order everyone down onto the floor. As they grab the bank's cash, an alarm goes off. One of them pulls you from the floor, puts his arm around your throat, and shoves a gun in your ear.
"NOBODY MOVE!", he yells as he drags you out of the bank. What should you do now? Should you struggle? Read Chapter 6 to find out whether to fight or not.
SCENARIO #3:
This year has been a good one. In a recent election, you won a seat on the town council. Now you're wondering if it was such a good idea. Lately you've been getting some threatening letters and your kids have reported some strangers watching your house lately. You're worried about your family's welfare. Read Chapter 10 to learn how to train your family to safely respond to danger.
It seems that every week we hear news reports of some executive or someone else being taken as a hostage.
Sometimes terrorists are to blame, sometimes criminals or mentally disturbed people, and sometimes it may even be mental health patients or prison convicts.
Whoever the captors are, it becomes readily apparent that the captives are people in the right place at the wrong time.
It's one thing when people such as:
*Globetrotting Executives,
*Statesmen and Politicians,
*Intelligence Operatives,
*Law Enforcement Officers,
*Corporate Loss Prevention Directors,
*Executive Protector and Bodyguards,
*Journalists,
*Couriers, and
*Military Personnel...willingly accept a high probability of risk as a part of their jobs.
They know the dangers, but by the very nature of their professions, feel as though the importance of their work justifies the risk of being captured.
It's quite another thing to be a person on the street and to suddenly find yourself thrust into a hostage situation. Yet, that is happening more and more these days.
Regular people, people like you, are being grabbed as hostages by excaping felons. They are being used as negotiating chips in prison riots. Others are being kidnapped for ransom or revenge and it doesn't always make sense as to who gets nabbed or why.
We can no longer afford to bury our heads in the sand about hostage taking. Not only has it become an everyday media phenomena, hostage taking is pervasive among all stratas of society.
No one is completely safe anymore!
Like-minded individuals tend to gravitate toward one another which is how the literary link between this form of violence and SURVIVING HOSTAGE SITUATIONS came into being. To date, there just wasn't any printed information addressing hostage survival as a central theme.
Too often, authors seeking to address this topic simply gave messages that merely patronized the public.
"Just sit back and let it happen, because there's nothing we can do about it anyway!"
Let us professional negotiators or Super SWATmen handle these nasty abductors for you!"
There was a vital need to address this "People Issue" from the "People" standpoint, because the public has the RIGHT to know that there are very specific things YOU can do to help yourseld survive both the hostage experience and the long-lasting psychological impacts that linger long after
the smoke clears.
In addition, some of these specific techniques will help the professionals to do the best job possible, making you a part of a very effective partnership fighting against those who would take away your precious lives and liberties.
The approach of SURVIVING HOSTAGE SITUATIONS is geared toward the average man or woman who might find themselves and their families in a hostage situation. It is a simple, specific guide as to:
*Who takes hostages and why;
*How to act if captured; and
*How to get away if an opportunity arises.
SURVIVING HOSTAGE SITUATIONS was written to provide you with the tools necessary for you and your families to survive the dreadful experience of being taken hostage for whatever reason.
As a bonus, you may find some of these tools useful for everyday living as well. Wherever possible, we have tried to use examples taken from actual hostage situations.
We are only sorry that others were unfortuante enough to have provided real-life background material; therefore, we dedicate SURVIVING HOSTAGE SITUATIONS to all those who have gone on before and to those who may need it in the future.
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