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What a hostage negotiator has to say about how to reintegrate into society

Kevin Taylor is a former police hostage negotiator. Here, he explains how people should prepare for the new social norms post lockdown.

By Kate Magee
Some things really focus the mind. When Kevin Taylor was on a routine car chase as a traffic police officer, he found himself with a military-grade automatic gun rammed into his mouth. It was a life-changing experience.
“There was a realisation of death. I mentally said goodbye to my wife and children,” he says. Luckily his police radio kept transmitting his colleagues’ calls for status updates. It distracted the perpetrator, who eventually ran off and left Taylor unharmed.

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