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Are you afraid of dying by the hands of terrorists?

Are you afraid of dying by the hands of extremist terrorists?

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I'm not afraid of it at all, but I sure as hell don't intend to put up with any growing threat in our society, and if it starts to become a problem, I hope our politicians have the balls to do something meaningful about it- not just talk a mean game.
 
Personally? Not remotely. Like Lizzie though, I'm more concerned about keeping society safe and secure from those that would do it harm, I think it's absurd to pretend that because I am unlikely to be killed in a terrorist attack, I shouldn't care if anyone else is killed in a terrorist attack.
 
No, i am not - then again i'm not thrilled about dying anytime soon, any way, period.
 
Yes, it concerns me. Not when I am in the west, obviously. But when I am in muslim-majority countries it is definitely on my mind. If I ever took up contractor work, it would be a major concern.
 
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No and I'm guessing if you asked the recent terror victims in France, they would probably have said no, as well. I will say, that in me, they'd have a fight on their hands since I'm usually armed.
 
X Factor said:
No and I'm guessing if you asked the recent terror victims in France, they would probably have said no, as well. I will say, that in me, they'd have a fight on their hands since I'm usually armed.
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It's a well known fact that the explosive power of car bombs are neutralized by the presence of a side arm and adequate patriotism.
 
Unrepresented said:
It's a well known fact that the explosive power of car bombs are neutralized by the presence of a side arm and adequate patriotism.
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I think I'd be flattered (and splattered) if someone cared enought about me personally to rig my car with a bomb. I admit that I don't have an answer for every potential threat, but in an active shooter situation, I'm just saying that the bad guy would not be the only one armed.
 
X Factor said:
I think I'd be flattered (and splattered) if someone cared enought about me personally to rig my car with a bomb. I admit that I don't have an answer for every potential threat, but in an active shooter situation, I'm just saying that the bad guy would not be the only one armed.
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I meant "car bomb" in the way they've been used to attack and kill crowds of people, not just the ones that make appearances in gangster movies.

http://news.yahoo.com/2-car-bomb-attacks-kill-15-people-iraq-161127443.html
 
Unrepresented said:
It's a well known fact that the explosive power of car bombs are neutralized by the presence of a side arm and adequate patriotism.
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There's nothing sillier than the retrospective bravado that accompanies 20/20 hindsight.
 
Serenity said:
No, i am not - then again i'm not thrilled about dying anytime soon, any way, period.
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Hell if funnel web spiders, brown snakes etc don't scare you, how are a few jihadist bandits gonna matter:mrgreen:
 
Unrepresented said:
I meant "car bomb" in the way they've been used to attack and kill crowds of people, not just the ones that make appearances in gangster movies.

Car bomb attacks kill 37 people in Iraq
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Ah, well like I say, you could come up with all manner of threats that I wouldn't have an immediate answer for, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to not minimize risks where I can.
 
X Factor said:
Ah, well like I say, you could come up with all manner of threats that I wouldn't have an immediate answer for, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to not minimize risks where I can.
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I agree with minimizing threats, just seems premature to feel safe because you may have partially addressed one aspect of one threat under ideal circumstances.

Regardless, terrorists aren't going to kill me, odds say I'm fart more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, or stroke.
 
Unrepresented said:
I agree with minimizing threats, just seems premature to feel safe because you may have partially addressed one aspect of one threat under ideal circumstances.

Regardless, terrorists aren't going to kill me, odds say I'm fart more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, or stroke.
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"Fart more likely" huh? You don't fear terrorists, you fear Danarhea.
 
Unrepresented said:
It's a well known fact that the explosive power of car bombs are neutralized by the presence of a side arm and adequate patriotism.
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That really isn't the issue though. Who is more likely to be victimized as a general rule? Someone who is known to be unarmed, or someone who is believed likely to be armed?
 
lizzie said:
That really isn't the issue though. Who is more likely to be victimized as a general rule? Someone who is known to be unarmed, or someone who is believed likely to be armed?
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A bomb is going to win against whatever you're armed with, assuming it's not adequately blast plated.
 
lizzie said:
Yes, I realize that, but it's still not what I was getting at.
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Someone who has the will and the resources will find the means to kill people. The sensible strategy is to limit the resources and limit the will of those who would wish to kill you.

The U.S. has primarily addressed limiting resources, often at the expense of strengthening the will of would be terrorists.
 
Unrepresented said:
A bomb is going to win against whatever you're armed with, assuming it's not adequately blast plated.
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well if I see some scumbag planting a bomb and give him a mozambiquing, I win
 
TurtleDude said:
well if I see some scumbag planting a bomb and give him a mozambiquing, I win
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The emphasis on prevention seems to be seeing, not so much the being armed part. Being vigilant is the real value not being a vigilante.
 
cpwill said:
Maybe - just maybe - you shouldn't attack police officers after robbing convenience stores?
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I'll see if I can find an image that cleverly explains that not all people killed by police robbed convenience stores before attacking law enforcement.
 
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