Unthinkable Tragedy Strikes at Siam Paragon: The 14-Year-Old Shooter
A 14-year-old boy walked into the bustling shopping center, Siam Paragon, in Bangkok, armed with a loaded Glock 19 and start killing people.
READ MOREWhat if someone who confronted with armed resistance a or a large group of mobs moved around your property. How could you potentially handled the situation in a best possible way.
Most people reacted out of fear. Fear causes people to improvise. Improvisation is what you saw on display. People improvise when they have no plan.
Should Vs Could
An important concept to understand before coming up with a plan is “Should vs Could.” Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you always should. Pointing guns at people and displaying atrocious weapons-handling skills are things you probably shouldn’t do even if you can.
Here is a simple plan anyone can and should follow when they plan the defense of their home and property.
The Five fundamentals of home defense
- EVADE: Put yourself in a position where the threat cannot hurt you. Simply put, seek a position of advantage. Gain the high ground. Abandoning your home to confront a mob on your lawn is a mistake.
- BARRICADE: Make it harder for the threat to reach you. Build a defense in depth, with primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency fighting positions. Strengthen your perimeter externally and internally. Have a barricade spot prepared and designated.
- ARM: Obtain and prepare for use a tool that can increase your ability to disable a threat. Obviously this couple did that. However, part of preparing a lethal-force tool for use is knowing the basic manual of arms and safety procedures for that tool. This appears to have been lacking.
- COMMUNICATE: Talk to the 191 operator. Tell them where you are, what is happening, who is armed and with what. Give a description of the threat and a description of you. This couple claims they called 191, but police dispatch disputes that assertion. Call 191 and stay on the line.
- RESPOND: Respond appropriately if you need to. Know what constitutes a lethal threat and be able to articulate why you believed so. Did the threat have the ability to hurt you? Did they possess the power to kill or cause great bodily harm? Did the threat have the opportunity? Did they have the capability to immediately employ deadly force or cause great bodily harm? Did the threat put you in jeopardy? Did they show manifest intent to kill or cause great bodily harm? This is referred to as the AOJ triangle. If you respond, it is important that you can articulate why you felt it was justified.
When preparing to defend your home and property, you need to have a plan. It’s not as simple as walking outside barefoot with your gun to confront the threat.
