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Personal alarms -- why we need them
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It is a well known fact among Security Consultants that criminals will generally single out "soft targets"--that is people or buildings that have little
or no defence--it makes sense. The sudden shrill of a piercing personal alarm will send most muggers and attackers running--and in all cases it will certainly cause them to re-evaluate their attack. This pause gives the victim time, and in many cases it can help save lives. Therefore, a mugger or rapist faced with an activated personal alarm is more likely to lose his intent--even if momentarily. This is a far better alternative than having no defence at all. |
Personal alarms are also helpful in attracting attention--and hopefully help. Whilst it is true that, nowadays, people are less responsive to alarms, the sheer intensity and tone of the Safecity personal alarm will cause people to investigate the source of the sound.
Personal alarms and home alarms manufacturers are experiencing a booming business. Unfortunately, the quality of many personal alarms is
very poor indeed. There is an abundance of cheap and poorly constructed personal alarms that simply fall apart when handled or fail to function when you need them most.
In my current work as Security Consultant, Trainer and Protection Specialist, I am witnessing an ever increasing number of violent attacks
against counsellors, teachers, social workers, nurses, doctors, ambulance officer, even firemen, and of course police and security officers. It is not uncommon for my
office to receive 2 to 3 calls each day from teachers and nurses wanting to enrol in a self-defence course. Safecity personal alarms are designed for them.
In the past 24 months
I have been collecting evidence through the website http://www.selfdefencenet.com of personal attacks in the workplace. The results are disconcerting.
A serious
finding is that most attacks go unreported
to Police and WorkCover.
This is certainly true in the health and educational sector.
Teachers and nursing staff are often reluctant to charge their students or patients, such is the caring nature of these
professionals. Judging from the ongoing response I am getting only 30% of attacks are reported to Police or WorkCover.
Three years ago there was a vicious bashing murder of a rehabilitation counsellor who was trying to prevent a group of five juveniles from leaving her half-way house.
I know that if this unfortunate young woman had been wearing one of our personal alarms, she would still be alive today. Help was not far away from her office--unfortunately no one heard her calls for help--it was such a tragic waste of a talented young life. This incident and another vicious bashing of a young security guard, convinced me that something needed to be done.
Shrill alarms such as the Safecity Walkeasy, The Trident, White Knight, personal alarm key ring, and the Dog Dazer electronic protection from dog
attacks are
the result of this ongoing research and, I believe, go a long way to help people in high risk situations.
Safecity Walkeasy air compressed personal alarm will help set an unfavourable environment for an attack to take place. It will help frighten an attacker away from you. In any case, it will
emit a powerful shrill that will be heard and unmistakably recognised as a call of distress. The alternative is to have nothing, or to break the law and carry a prohibited weapon.
Personal alarms must be tough and reliable. There is little point in carrying a personal alarm if it falls apart or fails to function
when you need it most--after all your life or the life of a loved one may depend on it one day.
Safecity shrill alarms are tough and reliable. We chose to have them manufactured for us in England from a quality assured manufacturer who is committed to ethics, quality of
products and reliability. If you are a person at risk, you owe it to yourself to have Safecity personal alarm. If your friend or loved one could be at risk of an
attack--buy them a Safecity Shrill Alarm--it could be most valuable gift you will ever give them.
There is little doubt that the installation of alarms and CCTV in banks and private homes have helped reduce the number of robberies and attacks. Millions of alarms and CCTV systems are being installed all over the world right now. All manufacturers of alarms expect a steady increase in demand, until virtually every home and every business will eventually own an alarm system.
The undesirable repercussion of diminished attacks on banks and financial institutions is that drug crazed desperate individuals are turning their attention onto "softer" targets--ordinary people. Attacks are indiscriminate and unplanned. They are called crimes of opportunity.
They are generally vicious and violent and often yield small returns causing the muggers to carry out several attacks in order to raise the
cash they desperately seek. It is uncommon for the average small criminal drug dependent person to need a constant supply of cash to support their habit.
During my work as Drug and Alcohol Assessor, I would often interview clients as young as 15 who were supporting a habit of up to $2,000 a week. How these unfortunate children raised
the money is not to difficult to deduct.
In my current work as Security Consultant, Trainer and Protection Specialist I am witnessing an increase in violent attacks against counsellors, teachers, social workers, nurses, doctors,
ambulance officer, even firemen, and of course police and security officers.
Another, disturbing trend is the increase in rape and sexual assaults against women (and men) and vicious attacks on the elderly and young people. These are not motivated by the need
for money or greed. These attacks are mostly unprovoked--the victim only happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Unlike drug related muggings these have no other apparent
motive other than the pleasure of inflicting pain and terror.
These attacks are fast and go generally unpunished. Police officers are plagued with a chronic shortage of funds and ever increasing workloads,
and
are powerless to prevent most of these attacks. In my view, Police officers and security guards are doing heroic work in the streets today, but their efforts are not going to prevent
personal attacks. In reality no amount of police or security officers' presence will prevent these types of crime.
With less money available for the rehabilitation of mentally ill persons and the rehabilitation of drug dependent people, Police and security officers have to deal
with more and more criminal acts. I know we are meeting an ever increasing number of these type of offenders in the streets.
I do not have the answers to all these social problems. I believe they start at home. Perhaps more support for parents, and training people how to be good parents would be a good
start.
