sigitiga kehidupan Dough Copp ternyata SCAM
Doug Copp ini scam berat. Dia mengklaim memiliki
> > > banyak pengalaman yang sebenernya tidak dimiliki.
> > > Kasus dia beberapa waktu lalu mencuat di media2 di
> > > AMerika karena tengah menjadi investigasi pemerintah
> > > federal atas penipuan yang dia lakukan untuk
> > > mendapatkan dana yang disalurkan kepada korban 9/11.
> > > Coba saja google namanya, pasti akan banyak muncul
> > > beritanya dari media yang berbeda.
> > > Soal Segitiga Kehidupan yang dia bikin ini, banyak
> > > yang tidak absah, meskipun banyak juga yang benar
> > > secara basic. Red Cross mengeluarkan statement untuk
> > > denounce teori Segitiga Kehidupan ala Copp dan
> > > ARTI-nya ini.
> > >
> > > Ini beberapa link media soal berita Doug Copp:
> > >
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/12/terror/main628757.shtml
> > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8571384/
> > >
> > > lampiran pernyataan dari American Red
> > > Cross
Salam manieeeezz,
Kaos Meoong Puncak
> > > American Red Cross response to "Triangle of Life" by
> > > Doug Copp
> > > Sent from
> > > Rocky Lopes, PhD
> > > Manager, Community Disaster Education
> > > American Red Cross National Headquarters Recently
> > > it has been brought to my attention that an email
> > > from Doug Copp, titled "Triangle of Life," is making
> > > its rounds again on the Internet. "Drop, Cover, and
> > > Hold On" is CORRECT, accurate, and APPROPRIATE for
> > > use in the United States for Earthquake safety. Mr.
> > > Copp's assertions in his message that everyone is
> > > always crushed if they get under something is
> > > incorrect.
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Recently, the American Red Cross became aware of a
> > > challenge to the earthquake safety advice "Drop,
> > > Cover, and Hold On." This is according to
> > > information from Mr. Doug Copp, the Rescue Chief and
> > > Disaster Manager of American Rescue Team
> > > International (a private company not affiliated with
> > > the U.S. Government or other agency.) He says that
> > > going underneath objects during an earthquake [as in
> > > children being told to get under their desks at
> > > school] is very dangerous, and fatal should the
> > > building collapse in a strong earthquake. He also
> > > states that "everyone who gets under a doorway when
> > > a building collapses is killed." He further states
> > > that "if you are in bed when an earthquake happens,
> > > to roll out of bed next to it," and he also says
> > > that "If an earthquake happens while you are
> > > watching television and you cannot easily escape by
> > > getting out the door or window, then lie down and
> > > curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or
> > > large chair." These recommendations are
> > > inaccurate for application in the United States and
> > > inconsistent with information developed through
> > > earthquake research. Mr. Copp based his statements
> > > on observations of damage to buildings after an
> > > earthquake in Turkey. It is like "apples and
> > > oranges" to compare building construction standards,
> > > techniques, engineering principles, and
> > > construction materials between Turkey and the United
> > > States.
> > > We at the American Red Cross have studied the
> > > research on the topic of earthquake safety for many
> > > years. We have benefited from extensive research
> > > done by the California Office of Emergency Services,
> > > California Seismic Safety Commission, professional
> > > and academic research organizations, and emergency
> > > management agencies, who have also studied the
> > > recommendation to "drop, cover, and hold on!" during
> > > the shaking of an earthquake. Personally, I have
> > > also benefited from those who preceded me in doing
> > > earthquake education in California since the Field
> > > Act was passed in 1933.
> > > What the claims made by Mr. Copp of ARTI, Inc.,
> > > does not seem to distinguish is that the
> > > recommendation to "drop, cover, and hold on!" is a
> > > U.S.-based recommendation based on U.S. Building
> > > Codes and construction standards. Much research in
> > > the United States has confirmed that "Drop, Cover,
> > > and Hold On!" has saved lives in the United States.
> > > Engineering researchers have demonstrated that very
> > > few buildings collapse or "pancake" in the U.S. as
> > > they might do in other countries. Using a web site
> > > to show one picture of one U.S. building that had a
> > > partial collapse after a major quake in an area with
> > > thousands of buildings that did not collapse during
> > > the same quake is inappropriate and misleading.
> > > According to the Centers for Disease Control and
> > > Prevention (CDC), which collects data on injuries
> > > and deaths from all reportable causes in the U.S.,
> > > as well as data from three University-based studies
> > > performed after the Loma Prieta (September, 1989)
> > > and Northridge (January, 1994) earthquakes in
> > > California, the following data are indicated: Loma
> > > Prieta: 63 deaths, approximately 3,700 people were
> > > injured. Most injuries happened as a result of the
> > > collapse of the Cypress Street section of I-880 in
> > > Oakland. Northridge: 57 deaths, 1,500 serious
> > > injuries. Most injuries were from falls caused by
> > > people trying to get out of their homes, or serious
> > > cuts and broken bones when people ran, barefooted,
> > > over broken glass (the earthquake happened in the
> > > early morning on a federal holiday when many people
> > > were still in bed.) There were millions of people in
> > > each of these earthquake-affected areas, and of
> > > those millions, many of them reported to have
> > > "dropped, covered, and held on"
> > > during the shaking of the earthquake.
> > > We contend that "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" indeed
> > > SAVED lives, not killed people. Because the research
> > > continues to demonstrate that, in the U.S., "Drop,
> > > Cover, and Hold On!" works, the American Red Cross
> > > remains behind that recommendation. It is the
> > > simplest, reliable, and easiest method to teach
> > > people, including children.
> > > The American Red Cross has not recommended use of
> > > a doorway for earthquake protection for more than a
> > > decade. The problem is that many doorways are not
> > > built into the structural integrity of a building,
> > > and may not offer protection. Also, simply put,
> > > doorways are not suitable for more than one person
> > > at a time.
> > > The Red Cross, remaining consistent with the
> > > information published in "Talking About Disaster:
> > > Guide for Standard Messages," (visit
> > > http://www.disastereducation.org/guide.html ) states
> > > that if you are in bed when an earthquake happens,
> > > remain there. Rolling out of bed may lead to being
> > > injured by debris on the floor next to the bed. If
> > > you have done a good job of earthquake mitigation
> > > (that is, removing pictures or mirrors that could
> > > fall on a bed; anchoring tall bedroom furniture to
> > > wall studs, and the like), then you are safer to
> > > stay in bed rather than roll out of it during the
> > > shaking of an earthquake.
> > > Also, the Red Cross strongly advises not try to
> > > move (that is, escape) during the shaking of an
> > > earthquake. The more and the longer distance that
> > > someone tries to move, the more likely they are to
> > > become injured by falling or flying debris, or by
> > > tripping, falling, or getting cut by damaged
> > > floors, walls, and items in the path of escape.
> > > Identifying potential "void areas" and planning on
> > > using them for earthquake protection is more
> > > difficult to teach, and hard to remember for people
> > > who are not educated in earthquake engineering
> > > principles. The Red Cross is not saying that
> > > identifying potential voids is wrong or
> > > inappropriate. What we are saying is that "Drop,
> > > Cover, and Hold On!" is NOT wrong -- in the United
> > > States. The American Red Cross, being a U.S.-based
> > > organization, does not extend its recommendations to
> > > apply in other countries. What works here may not
> > > work elsewhere, so there is no dispute that the
> > > "void identification method" or the "Triangle of
> > > Life" may
indeed be the best thing to teach in other
countries where the risk of building collapse, even
in moderate earthquakes, is great.
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