Open AccessDefense against a knifer – terrorist attack in Würzburg
Author(s) -
Magdalena Kobylarz,
Paulina Hrynaszkiewicz-Ołów
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
scientific journal of the military university of land forces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-0719
pISSN - 2544-7122
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0014.0258
Subject(s) - terrorism , computer security , islam , subject (documents) , order (exchange) , political science , law , computer science , business , history , archaeology , finance , library science
In the article, the authors present how a citizen can protect himself against an attack of a terrorist – knifer. The incidents where the main attackers are Islamic fundamentalists are increasingly heard in Europe. In order to bring this subject to light, the example of the terrorist attack in Würzburg has been described. Who was the terrorist? Is a citizen able to protect himself against an attack by a knife-wielding attacker? The primary assumption and purpose of the article below are to determine which method proves to be the most effective for the protection against a terrorist – a cutter. The authors have done so through the analysis of legal conditions regarding the use of various forms of defense on the example of self-defense techniques, the use of firearms or pepper spray, as well as the analysis of available literature.