-You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist (radical, Missouri)

[Versatile]

After 9/11, the fear of another attack on U.S. soil cleanly supplanted the fear of having one`s penis chopped off by a vengeful lover in the pantheon of irrational American fears.

While we`re constantly being told that another attack is imminent and that radical Islamic fundamentalists are two steps away from establishing a caliphate in Branson, Missouri, just how close are they? How do the odds of dying in a terrorist attack stack up against the odds of dying in other unfortunate situations?

NSC Study Shows You are More Likely to Killed By a Cop Than a Terrorist

[lifelongMOgal]

Probably more likely to be killed under the watch of a physician too. Why not start a thread on that, just another cop hater?

[LuckyGem]

But you're 100 times more likely to be killed standing next to a terrorist by a policeman.

Spoiler

Than standing next to an 86 year old grandmother.

[Miborn]

Originally Posted by Versatile

After 9/11, the fear of another attack on U.S. soil cleanly supplanted the fear of having one`s penis chopped off by a vengeful lover in the pantheon of irrational American fears.

While we`re constantly being told that another attack is imminent and that radical Islamic fundamentalists are two steps away from establishing a caliphate in Branson, Missouri, just how close are they? How do the odds of dying in a terrorist attack stack up against the odds of dying in other unfortunate situations?

NSC Study Shows You are More Likely to Killed By a Cop Than a Terrorist

So your point is what? We should not hunt terrorists?
We should not be vigilant in fighting against terrorism? We should hate the police?

The reason attacks are not higher here is because we do all of the above that i posted and beyond! Well except to hate our police that we should not do!

[Versatile]

Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal

Probably more likely to be killed under the watch of a physician too. Why not start a thread on that, just another cop hater?

Not a cop hater at all. Were you more up to speed as to what is posted then you would have read that earlier today. in another thread. You must agree it is an interesting fact.

[J'aimeDesVilles]

In the U.S. you are more than twice as likely to kill yourself than to be killed by another.

This has nothing to do with the OP. It is just an interesting fact that this thread made me recall. Sorry.

[Versatile]

Originally Posted by Miborn

So your point is what? We should not hunt terrorists?
We should not be vigilant in fighting against terrorism? We should hate the police?

The reason attacks are not higher here is because we do all of the above that i posted and beyond! Well except to hate our police that we should not do!

I guess if i have to explain it to you then i will! You see; we have all these people getting shook up and scared etc about a Muslim or two that we see on a airplane etc. We have even had Jewish people thought to be terrorists and airplanes diverted. So all in all you don't have to be so paranoid. We don't have to hate police or Muslims either. Yes we should remain vigilant against Terrorism. Feel better now?

[Miborn]

Originally Posted by Versatile

I guess if i have to explain it to you then i will! You see; we have all these people getting shook up and scared etc about a Muslim or two that we see on a airplane etc. We have even had Jewish people thought to be terrorists and airplanes diverted. So all in all you don't have to be so paranoid. We don't have to hate police or Muslims either. Yes we should remain vigilant against Terrorism. Feel better now?

It's called Profiling and it works! Not Hate!

[Backspace]

I would hope that there's significantly more police officers in the US than terrorists... just sayin.

[brainwrek]

With the way the cops have been becoming more militarized and aggressive, I'm actually surprised it's only 8 times.