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On the other hand, if a ransom is not paid, the executive's heirs may file suit. Complicated considerations such as these should not be debated at the time of a crisis, but should be incorporated into a comprehensive preplanned emergency response program.
Benefits of Our Programs:
We feel that medium risk executives can easily adapt to any minor inconveniences that may be present in our typical E. P. programs without changing their lifestyles. Many elements of our programs have no effect on an executive's daily life, but are activated only in the event of increased risk. We sincerely believe that our programs can (1) Decrease the chances of the client becoming a target of an attempted abduction by 300%; (2) Increase the chances of eluding an attempted abduction by 300%; and (3) increase the chances of surviving a hostage situation by 300%.
Our Clients:
Most highly placed business persons in North America tend to be quite cavalier concerning their personal security--and the security of their family members. Our clients are no different. We realize that while most abduction attempts occur while the executive is en route between home and office, it is usually impractical for our clients to radically vary their commuting routines during normal risk periods. Our recommendations, therefore, are geared to be procedures that will not be so burdensome to the executives that they will be ignored. Oftentimes clients reviewing the final draft of an L.P.C., Ltd. executive protection program will shrug and say, "I can live with that." A bad pun, perhaps, but a precise summary of our objective.
The Prevalent Perception of Protection Personnel:
While in most cases we do not provide personal protection per se, our programs outline what to look for in firms providing such services. While many investigative and security agencies advertise this service, personnel assigned are seldom properly trained or experienced in this specialty. Often the thought is that by carrying a firearm, any investigator or security officer is competent to provide this protection. The most common mistake made by executives, however, is assuming that off-duty or retired police officers make ideal bodyguard candidates. They usually make the worst. A doctor with years of experience, training, honed instinct and a history of response in medical emergencies would be a poor choice to work as a detached, objective photographer assigned to cover rescue efforts and on scene medical treatment of the seriously injured during a natural disaster. Such a doctor's background would prompt him or her to react to the injured the same as in the past, putting the photography assignment on a lower priority. This is not the best comparison, but the same premise applies to professional police officers, whose experience, training and instinct has been to respond to crime, not run from it. These instincts call for the exact opposite of the proper response in the event of an attack, where a professional bodyguard would shove the client to the floor of a vehicle and flee the scene. Former Secret Service Agents and other similar officers from he public sector, of course, typically make the best bodyguards.
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