Differences from the Odakyu / Keio Incident World, which will be deterred due to the news railway terrorist attack "In -car surveillance camera oblige"

Two common points for the Odakyu / Keio incident

A soldier (image: Reuters) guarding the station after the bombing terrorism in the Brussels subway in March 2016.

　In 2021, the stab injury on the railway caused a major impact on the world. In the car on the Odakyu Line and Keio Line, young adult men pierced passengers indiscriminately, and many people were injured. [What is Japan? ] Looking at the countries of the country that took the Odakyu and Keio Line in the image, in his terrorist countermeasures research, the Odakyu Line killing incident on August 6, 2021, and the Keio Line killing incident on October 31 are common. It can be said that there is. First, the choice of the location by the criminal. Immediately before the incident, the Odakyu was on a rapid express from Noborito Station and reached the case between Seijo Gakuen in front of Seijo Gakuen and Soshitani Okura Station, but this rapid express runs through a long section from Noborito to Shimokitazawa. In other words, for a long time, a closed space occurs. Keio's culprit also got on the limited express from Chofu, and immediately committed the crime. The limited express stopped at Kokuryo Station, but the Keio Line Limited Express also ran through a long section from Chofu to Meidaimae, and did not stop for about 10 minutes. In short, the culprit in the two incidents may have aimed for a fast -sized train that caused a closed space for a long time to cause as many damage as possible. Another common point is the timing of the crime. The Odakyu incident is August 6 and the Keio's case is on October 31, but the former is held during the Tokyo Olympics, and the latter is Halloween day, and if the incident occurs, the media will be paying attention. In the world's terrorist attacks, the perpetrators often choose the timing carefully to spread fears and anxiety in society, and it is not a coincidence that terrorism occurred in the Olympic timing in the past. It seems that both Odakyu and the culprit of the Keio incident have been planned to commit the crime consciously on the timing. In December, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it would oblige the installation of monitoring cameras in trains in December, with the continued surprise of the world on railways. It is hoped that this will be a strong deterioration to the imitation criminals who will appear in the future, but it is not clear how effective it is.

The culprit in the "Gray Zone" case that is not afraid of arrest

Jakarta railway.Inside the car is a guard (image: Benoitricoine / 123RF).

　The culprit of the general crime tends to be hidden, but the culprit is not afraid that in a gray zone case that can be used as a crime or terrorist attack, like the Odakyu and Keio incident. Terrorists tend to commit crimes to appeal. In other words, it may be necessary to forcibly control the crime, not a deterioration of a surveillance camera. Although it cannot be compared with Japan, in Western countries, which have been suffering from terrorism by Islamic militants, such as Islamic State (IS), more terrorism measures have been taken. In the past few years, I visited various parts of Europe at an international conference, for example, police officers were strictly vigilant in the Roman subway cars and station ticket gates, and some police officers were heavily armed in various places. For those who were doing suspicious movements, there was a nervous atmosphere in the station premises that they approached immediately, interrogated, and in some cases, could fire immediately. In fact, when I returned from the Vatican to Rome Central Station, I made a mistake on going down and up, and when I moved from the station to the boarding platform at the station, I was armed. I remember the police officer approaching and asked, "What's wrong?" He thought he was kindly trying to teach the way, but he felt a strong intimidation as the armed large police officer approached. Indeed, it is part of a non -Japan terrorist countermeasure. In March 2016, the terrorist attacks, such as the simultaneous terrorist attacks in Brussels, November 2009, Russia's Limited Nevsky Derailment terrorist attacks, and the Madrid Train Explosion Terrorism in March 2009, have been a terrorist attack in Europe. Railways, which are used by many citizens and easy to get on, are inevitably targeted for terrorism, but if we illuminate the above, it is not clear that the mandation of surveillance cameras can be prevented. Although the deterrent effect can be expected, the security of "showing" and "intimidating", which is executed in Rome, will not be eliminated in the case of dare to appeal. It seems difficult to carry out on all trains because of the manpower -like problem, but at least on the Shinkansen, it is hoped that the relationship between railway companies and police will be strengthened.

Taiki Wada (lecturer at Seiwa University / Okoshi Security Consultant Advisor)