Personal Security is a Personal Responsibility
Personal safety and security is the responsibility of each individual and family member. Every day we read or hear of lapses in security and tragic criminal acts inschools, the workplace, on the street, or in homes. Whether you are a college student, school administrator, parent, home owner or business owner, you are responsible for your own security and that of your family, or those who work for you or come to the place you manage. The greatest threat to anyone’s security and becoming a victim of a crime is the mentality of “It can’t happen here” or “It can’t happen to me or my family”.
In homes, lock your doors and windows. This is not just at night when you go to sleep, but also during the day, when you are home alone, and when you are away. If you have an alarm, make sure it is on. Always be aware of your surroundings, do not travel in areas you do not know, do not walk around intoxicated, and when in doubt call the police or security personnel as soon as you feel a threat. Business owners and senior management have direct responsibility for the safety and security of their employees and any customers, visitors, or anyone else you invite onto your property.
SA Political Affairs Officer
7 年Truth is that security and safety start at your own expenses particularly when you live in conflict, post conflict or fragile environments. But in a normal context those notions should be taught and encouraged by family, school, the media and NGOs, I am also thinking about hazardous areas where earthquakes are frequent for instance. For me it is easy to have those concerns having worked and lived in critical environments, where my security started from myself, and by experience I would never fully put my safety in the hands of others; unless I really did not had the choice of course. I made a mistake once and relied upon a local security advisor and I almost got close to the worst case scenario! But again it was my fault since I had already made my threat analysis on a situation that was meant to escalate further and planned scenarios accordingly. But by mistake in the end I relied upon a person I did not trust in the first place and which could not have the same security perception as me since he was from a different gender and from the country and the area concerned... While in Afghanistan I had the choice to go around in regular restaurants and places but I chose not to and I still think it was a good choice to avoid unnecessary risks. But agin it was a personal choice and some greater hazards can happen anyway at anyplace; safety awareness can defuse the gravity or the collateral damage but what if (as it has happened not long ago in Italy) you are visiting a holy place and a piece of plaster from a vault fall on your head and kills you! Does personal security/ safety could have help you to prevent such an accident?