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Originally Posted by Alex

That's the big problem I see behind all the stupid security. People say they're willing to accept a certain level of risk but then when the negative possibilities actually happen they end careers demanding to know why it wasn't prevented.

I'm with you here. I have no intention of giving up all freedom in the name of preventing every possible risk; not that it's possible anyway.

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I say use the death rate for traveling by car as your metric. As long as I have a better chance of getting killed driving to work than from a terrorist I'm good.

Of course that would decimate the mutil-billion dollar security industry as well as toss an entire government oligarchy out on it's keister.

All sounds good to me....

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

My dad has a rule of thumb when observing traffic control options outside of major intersections. "Every stop sign represents a past accident at that intersection. Every traffic light represents a past fatal accident."

Interesting. Probably a good frame of mind.