There has been a rise of domestic terrorist activities. This is partly an indication of the devastating state of security in the world. A recent example is one that occurred at Orlando International Airport involving a man thought to be armed with a gun at the airport’s car lot. The incident did not result in any casualties as there were no hostages. The twenty-six-year-old ex-marine was later found to be wielding a fake gun (Caplan, Hoyos, & Faul, 2017). The man who had pulled the gun and pointed at the cops seemed to be attempting suicide by cop motivated by depression. The standoff was however peacefully resolved in three hours with the help of police negotiators without any destruction of property, loss of life, and without affecting travel at the terminal and the airport.
In today’s society, the point of negotiations is to establish a relationship that provides a window for bargains. This is achieved by an understanding of the suspect. For any crisis negotiation, information about the suspect and possible motives is considered first before engagement. The negotiators analyzed the situation and were able to determine that the suspect sought to cause harm to himself and not others. Currently, protection of all lives is essential and as evident in this incident, the negotiators spent three hours talking down a man who posed a threat to himself more than anyone else (Vecchi, Van Hasselt & Romano, 2005). He did not have any hostages, but there was no way of confirming that he did not pose an immediate threat to others at the airport and so extra care was taken in diffusing the situation. As evident in the event, peaceful resolution of crises is opted over the use of force. Additionally, until the suspect is in custody, there is no letting down as seen in this case. Despite the realization that the suspect wanted to inflict harm on himself, there was no let up until he was arrested.
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Understanding is essential in the resolution of any conflict. This is the reason as to why it is safe to assume that crises will continuously occur and there will be a need for negotiation. Establishing an understanding of the individual will help to provide an understanding of the motivation of the suspects. Understanding the motivation for specific behavior will ultimately help in interventions.
References
Caplan, D., Hoyos, J., & Faul, A. (2017, May 31). Gunman at Orlando airport in police custody - ABC News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/US/police-descend-orlando-airport-due-incident-involving-man/story?id=47734292
Vecchi, G. M., Van Hasselt, V. B., & Romano, S. J. (2005). Crisis (hostage) negotiation: Current
strategies and issues in high-risk conflict resolution. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 10(5), 533-551.
