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Forced Ignition - How It Protects You In A Carjacking

Carjackings are becoming increasingly violent - what would you do if faced with a scenario like this ?

An Introduction To Carjacking

One of the world's most qualified experts on the carjacking problem is Chris E. McGoey (CPP, CSP, CAM), who runs a website called CrimeDoctor.com

As detailed on CrimeDoctor.com ... McGoey "is an internationally known author, trainer, speaker, and professional security consultant. He is an expert in the fields of security management, crime, and loss prevention. He specializes in the anticipation, recognition, and prevention of crime on most commercial property types."

"Chris McGoey has conducted over six-thousand security surveys of commercial properties where crime has been a problem and has provided advice on how to reduce the risk. He has performed thousands of crime demographic studies and risk assessments. Mr. McGoey is an expert on the subjects of violence on commercial properties and retail loss prevention, some of which he perfected while developing the 7-Eleven Robbery and Loss Prevention programs throughout the United States."

"Mr. McGoey has an A.A. degree in Police Science, a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice Administration, and has completed twelve-units towards an M.S. degree in the same major. He is a frequent speaker on the subjects of crime foreseeability, crime prevention, retail security, and premises liability and has consulted with or appeared on many radio and television shows including Good Morning America, 60-Minutes, Dateline, CSI, Geraldo Show, Court TV, WABC, When Seconds Count, EXTRA, Inside Edition, the BBC, and a special investigative report on ABC News 20/20 with Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs. He has authored over ninety articles, a personal safety video series, eight book chapters, and has published a book entitled, Security: Adequate...or Not? The Complete Guide to Premises Liability Litigation."

McGoey says about carjacking ...

http://www.crimedoctor.com/carjacking.htm

"Carjacking is the violent form of motor vehicle theft. It is a serious threat to our personal safety because the thief uses force and fear to rob our car from us. Sometimes the car owner or other occupants are kidnapped during a carjacking, and if lucky will be dropped off nearby unharmed. The worst case scenario occurs when you are transported to a secondary crime scene, which is usually more dangerous than the original confrontation. Those not so lucky victims have suffered other crimes like rape, aggravated assault, and even homicide.

Since the mid-1980s, carjacking has captured the attention of the media with reports of these sudden and violent attacks. Carjackers have unknowingly driven off with infants still in the backseat of the car, leaving behind a screaming and emotionally distressed parent. Other drivers have been violently pulled out of their seats and left lying on the road, terrified by what just occurred.

The crime of carjacking can be traumatic to our everyday lives because it creates fear in the common act of driving a car. Victims of carjacking have reported being unable to drive a car again while others required months of therapy. Others have become so hypersensitive, that embarrassing and dangerous situations have arisen in response to their fear when someone unwittingly approached their car on foot."

"How Carjacking Got Started

Carjacking has always been around, especially in large metropolitan cities, we just rarely read about it. The crime of carjacking "took off" in the 1980s after the media published stories of bizarre situations and the violence associated with the crime. The media coined the phrase "carjacking" and the crime of auto theft took on a new identity. After a rush of publicity, other criminals "copied" the crime of carjacking. These copycat criminals must have said, "Hey, I can steal any vehicle I want without damaging it, I get the car keys, and I can rob the owner too. What a concept!"

Another reason carjacking got started is because of the sophistication and prevalence of new anti-theft devices and alarm systems. New car alarms and steering wheel locking systems made it tougher on the auto thief. Chip-integrated ignition switches, engine cutoff devices, and stolen vehicle locators are now more common in cars. Unfortunately for us, poorly motivated and unskilled car thieves have adapted by becoming more violent to get the cars they need and don't think twice about using force against us.

Sometimes criminals will carjack a vehicle for use in another crime like armed robbery or for a drive-by shooting. These carjackers prefer to have a set of car keys and not have a visibly smashed window or damaged ignition switch that can be easily spotted by the police. This class of car thief is the most dangerous because they are usually heavily armed and are not concerned with your welfare."

How Does Forced Ignition Help ?

Helping to protect you, your family and your property is one of the unique features of the Forced Ignition System.

In the event of a carjacking with the Forced Ignition system, you can simply let the carjacker take your vehicle.

As soon as the vehicle is out of range of the small reflector unit kept on the authorised driver, the carjacked vehicle will simply stop and refuse to run. The effect is as if the vehicle has run out of fuel.

Typically the vehicle stops within a quarter mile of the carjacking.

That places you at a safe distance from the carjacker, but close enough to the vehicle so you can locate it, recover the vehicle, recover property in the vehicle, and most important recover any children that were in the car at the time of the carjacking.

And because the Forced Ignition system is completely passive and automatic, you do not need to press any hidden panic buttons or enter any codes during the carjacking - the system functions completely automatically.

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created on 2007-10-18 06:13:16 by adamr