I agree 100% with how people die in this country and that we should never allow terrorists to dictate how we live our lives. I do not fear terrorism or dying from it. But for Ferdinand Cesarano to suggest that the Boston Marathon bombing(homemade bombs just like in Brussels) was comparable to a hammer attack is silly. I am as anti-gun as the next guy who thinks no one should own a handgun but guns are not the weapon of choice of terrorists
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I agree 100% with how people die in this country and that we should never allow terrorists to dictate how we live our lives. I do not fear terrorism or dying from it. But for Ferdinand Cesarano to suggest that the Boston Marathon bombing(homemade bombs just like in Brussels) was comparable to a hammer attack is silly. I am as anti-gun as the next guy who thinks no one should own a handgun but guns are not the weapon of choice of terrorists
In western countries I think guns are becoming the weapon of choice for terrorists.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Sydney_hostage_crisis
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo_shooting
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_San_Bernardino_attack
Just this week in the UK two muslim university students were convicted of planning a drive by shooting. Bombings will unfortunately still happen but I think mass shootings will be more common.
What's the homicide rate at right now? Pretty sure we have more homegrown thugs planning drive bys and mudering people on our streets anyway. Probably a better chance of getting taken out by our own than ISIS. So if you're not worried about the crazy that's been living here all along, why are you going to be frightened about crazy overseas. I'm more scared of a 1 year contract extension for Lampard ... that's real fear boys and girls.
If I shied away from everything I was scared might kill me, I'd never leave my house each day. In fact, after a house exploded in a gas leak a few days ago in the next town over to mine, I'd never be able to stay in it either. If it's my time to die somewhere then I will die somewhere, regardless of attempt to mitigate.
Honestly the idea of terrorism threatening my life doesn't scare me in the slightest. If other people want to let fear dominate their lives then they must do what seems right to them, but I would never make a decision on whether or not to go somewhere based on the risk of attack.
Honestly the idea of terrorism threatening my life doesn't scare me in the slightest. If other people want to let fear dominate their lives then they must do what seems right to them, but I would never make a decision on whether or not to go somewhere based on the risk of attack.
My girlfriend and I went to the city Wednesday for Rangers/Bruins, day after Brussels. Made a day of it, saw The Titanosaur at AMNH, whole North Jersey couple NYC daytripper thing. Neither of us thought a thing of it until I saw this thread and asked if she was worried that day. Nope. Fuck terrorism, I've got Artichoke Basille's Pizza to eat.
I gotta check my old soccer shorts for a horn, my mother used to sow one inside the waistband.
I think the chance of a 9/11 type of attack is unlikely nowadays. Way too much surveillance.
However the chance of a homemade bombing type of incident is always possible, you only need one nutter who knows what to do.
I think people should always be aware of their surroundings at any rate, but living in fear isn't a good way to live.
However the chance of a homemade bombing type of incident is always possible, you only need one nutter who knows what to do.
I think people should always be aware of their surroundings at any rate, but living in fear isn't a good way to live.
a terrorist attack in NYC is the last thing on my mind.
I'm more worried about getting run over by a car, getting mugged, stabbed, shot, being thrown on the subway tracks, falling debris from building construction, gas explosion or an exploding manhole cover than a jihadists who wants to martyr themselves.
I'm more worried about getting run over by a car, getting mugged, stabbed, shot, being thrown on the subway tracks, falling debris from building construction, gas explosion or an exploding manhole cover than a jihadists who wants to martyr themselves.
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