Run, hide, fight: Ohio State attack advice is a new mantra
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}As police responded to an attack at Ohio State University, school officials blasted an ominous message to students with a set of instructions: "Run hide fight."
It's a mantra that has become standard at many colleges in the event of a shooting. It's meant to tell people near the shooter to run somewhere safe, to hide and to fight as a last resort.
The phrasing was coined in a 2012 video by the city of Houston after the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Many other schools including Georgetown University and New York University have adopted the catchphrase.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But some critics say the concept is flawed and that running or fighting could put someone in greater danger.