"Consider firstly the number of attacks caught per year. The number of flights per year. And the number of uncaught attacks per year."
My issue isn't with the low percentage of attacks. It's the consequence of an attack, which is that innocent people die. Not to mention the fact that there might be less attacks because we are so protected.
> It's the consequence of an attack, which is that innocent people die.
But, they dont. Not all that often anyway. More innocent people die due to careless drivers; why should be concentrate on terrorism (which is one of the minimal risks we face)
> Not to mention the fact that there might be less attacks because we are so protected
There are, generally, no attacks anyway.
As always in these discussions I recommend reading "Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear" which addresses this much better than I can. :)
"More innocent people die due to careless drivers"
You can't force every driver to be more careful. I think the only way to fix these types of things would be to have really harsh jail sentences, so people think very carefully before they act. But, I would not want to live in a society like this.
"why should be concentrate on terrorism (which is one of the minimal risks we face)"
If we can prevent innocent people from dying, why not have extra security in place? For the average person, it's just a minor inconvenience.
Airport security is much easier to maintain because it is more of a controlled environment.
"But, they dont. Not all that often anyway. More innocent people die due to careless drivers; why should be concentrate on terrorism (which is one of the minimal risks we face)"
Like I said, if we don't concentrate on these things, we may have even more attacks because criminals/terrorists will know that they can get through security fairly easily. Many plots most likely never happen because of the difficulty of trying to get through security checkpoints.
"There are, generally, no attacks anyway."
Because we have tough security policies in place. Before 9/11, US airport security was lacking and terrorists were able to take advantage of it.
My issue isn't with the low percentage of attacks. It's the consequence of an attack, which is that innocent people die. Not to mention the fact that there might be less attacks because we are so protected.