“Even when factoring in 9/11, your chance over your lifetime of being killed by a terrorist is about one in 80,000, or about the same as being hit by an asteroid.” – John Mueller
“Even when factoring in 9/11, your chance over your lifetime of being killed by a terrorist is about one in 80,000, or about the same as being hit by an asteroid.” – John Mueller
That’s assuming the data in the speculative model doesn’t change. If you’re a Shia/Sunni in Iraq you’ll find yourself worrying over Sunni/Shia death squads more often than watching the sky for falling rocks. Ditto for rocket attacks in Gaza. The same could happen in the west at any time.
Guest: Yes, that’s true. It could happen. And if it does, I’ll surely be writing about it here. But the fact is, it hasn’t happened.