Statement from OPSEC Alliance Security Experts Charles Segars and Charles Marino Regarding Political Rhetoric and Pipe Bombings
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
"Top behavioral profilers and psychiatrists have always dissected the drivers of political terrorism executed by individuals or organizations like what we are seeing in the pipe bomb mailings the last few days. Many of the drivers include a sense that the perpetrator(s) believe they have been victimized by the very institutions or persons they are attacking, or they are fighting on behalf of perceived victims that are too weak or don't have the courage to fight for themselves," says Charles Segars, a partner of OPSEC Alliance, a global security and intelligence firm. "Political rhetoric weaponized by individuals within our governing institutions and amplified in today's 24/7 social and media cycles can inadvertently fuel individuals who suffer from severe mental illness to match the vitriolic rhetoric or worse surpass it through violent action."
"The political discourse hasn't changed throughout our history, we are just living in a time where we think it has never occurred. There have always been and there will always be individuals or organizations wanting to do harm to our politicians, our institutions, our republic and those who support it," says Charles Marino, former United States Secret Service and Law Enforcement Advisor to the Secretary of DHS and current partner at OPSEC Alliance. "While we all wish vitriolic rhetoric could be toned down, it is an unrealistic expectation and it is our job as security professionals to identify, prevent and/or respond to those fueled by it. Our mail transit protocols and the learnings and efforts of local law enforcement and the JTTF have and will continue to keep our institutions safe."
Charles Segars is a partner and founder of OPSEC Alliance, a leading-edge safety, security and intelligence firm. He is a former think tank analyst, law enforcement professional for Los Angeles County and leads anti-terrorism training for corporations and institutions around the globe.
Charles Marino is currently a partner at OPSEC Alliance. He is a former supervisory Special Agent, US Secret Service and Senior Law Enforcement Advisor to former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. Charles is a recognized law enforcement and homeland security expert and appears frequently as an on-air guest for major news networks.
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