DVD Released – The Seven Signs of Terrorism
State and local Homeland Security agencies want a whole bunch of people looking out for terror threats… all of us! So what are you supposed to look for?
The answers come in a video unveiled Wednesday called “The Seven Signs of Terrorism”. The first sign is surveillance: someone watching and taking notes about a potential target, such as a popular attraction, a utility plant, or a school.
The seven signs of terror are:
1. Surveillance — watch out for people standing around surveying or taking video or pictures.
2. Information gathering — be on the lookout for people requesting maps of blue prints of buildings.
3. Testing security — terrorists may watch to see how long it takes emergency responders to get to a scene.
4. Planning
5. Suspicious behavior
6. Rehearsal — terrorists may rehearse for the attack over and over so look out for that and
7. watch for people getting into positions that may not seem normal.
The National Terror Alert provides detailed information on how you can spot suspicious activity
Here – Spotting Suspicious Activity
What To Do If You Spot Suspicious Terrorist Activity If you see suspicious behavior, do not confront the individuals involved.
Take note of the details: Remember S-A-L-U-T-E
S – Size (Jot down the number of people, gender, ages, and physical descriptions)
A – Activity (Describe exactly what they are doing)
L – Location (Provide exact location)
U – Uniform (Describe what they are wearing, including shoes)
T – Time (Provide date, time, and duration of activity)
E – Equipment (Describe vehicle, make, color etc., license plate, camera, guns, etc)
Suspicious activity is often recalled after an event. We must train ourselves to be on the lookout for things that are out of the ordinary and arouse suspicions.
Category: Homeland Security News
Another waste of tax payers money, like the terrorism color codes, I was there at the “unveiling” of this propaganda and what struck me most is the absence of things such as Indoctrination, Training etc etc. If this is all there is to offer, I think we are worse off than before 9/11. Islamic terrorists do not behave the way the terrorists were portrayed in the “skit”.
Know your enemy, for they know us
cynics like the previous poster are as responsible for terorism as the terrorists. it is a good thing for the government to give the common person tips on how to spot not only terrorists but criminals too.
The first poster still doesn’t get it…it’s not the government (and their guidelines) that will help us to prevent or deter terrorism, it’s the eyes of all of the people on the ground that will first spot the signs. I’ll take every tool available to make every grandmother on the street part of the first line of defense. We are the solution.
Paddy has it right and Mike and Glenn are both full of crap. That bit of poor information above is like sending you off to war without a weapon. It is a list of things that if you don’t have the proper training etc you just might end up looking foolish or worse. There have been people wrongfully hung by over zealous do gooders who did not have a clue about what they were doing. Let the pro’s do their job.