Even putting aside proximity, "child shot" makes headlines, while "child run over" doesn't; this makes some people worry more about the former than the latter, and is precisely because the latter is much more likely than the former.
Schneier's maxim: if it's in the news, don't worry about it.
I'm still not saying we shouldn't be shocked, moved, outraged and defiant, just that keeping perspective is part of that defiance.
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Date: 2005-07-14 01:10 pm (UTC)Even putting aside proximity, "child shot" makes headlines, while "child run over" doesn't; this makes some people worry more about the former than the latter, and is precisely because the latter is much more likely than the former.
Schneier's maxim: if it's in the news, don't worry about it.
I'm still not saying we shouldn't be shocked, moved, outraged and defiant, just that keeping perspective is part of that defiance.