Violent crime is now lower than it's been since we began recording statistics. You are fantastically unlikely to get killed, or even inconvenienced by a "Terrorist". Yet, the fear of Terrorism and fear of Crime continue to drive our society to make increasingly irrational decisions.
FDR had it right. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Homicide no longer a top cause of death in the US
(via MSNBC)
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