the answer is false. it's better to pull people from the perimeter, not the bottom of the crowd pile. >> it like peeling an onion. you have to go from the top and work your way down. the chaos of the crowd is only making things worse. >> besides everyone trapped in the corridors and being trampled, people were running jumping fences and running away from the police. >> so if you're caught standing in the middle of a dense crowd and it begins to surge, what is your best split second decision? a, create a circle of safety around yourself by spreading out your arms and legs. b, stay in the middle and firmly stand your ground. or c, go with the flow of the crowd and work your way diagonally to the perimeter. with the mob closing in, you your instinct may be to fight for space. >> bring your extremities in. you actually have more force, physical force