In the youtube video I watched, titled “Former Secret SErvice Agent Explains How to Protect a President” produced by WIRED (a channel with over 6 million subscribers), FBI Agent Wackrow walks the viewers through the process of security of very important people. The security team has to know at all instances what they would do if there was a medical emergency or a threat. They need to evaluate how the public will react and which direction they would leave, and then assess how to remove the president or important person. The agents frequently use circle patterns that resemble large bullseyes to assure that there are multiple levels and layers of protection, through 360 degrees around the president. One move utilized was the visuals represented in the video. These visuals helped to understand the varied techniques that are used to aid. The visuals included diagrams of buildings, previous footage of assasination attempts, and video review of different events that the president attended. Marked with a red pen, the visuals were annotated live on the video to more clearly explain what was occurring in the videos.
Although some may see the many precautions as superfluous or unnecessary, the means to protect a president are involved and intricate for a reason, which is the very real threats that are sustained. Luckily, technology has improved immensely in the previous few years, which allows for more thorough investigation of the public in attendance of said events. Technology is used to take aerial coverage via drones, it can be used for water security, as well as efficient screening for weapons and bombs among the crowd.
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