Keeping terrorism in perspective
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The intent of terrorism is provoke fear. Therefore the best defence is to not be afraid, however you don't need to be a huge hero to do this, you just need a few facts and figures. You are massively more like to die in terribly mundane way that terrorism or crime in general.
World wide deaths due to terrorist in 2014 - 32,658
Food poisoning - 350k
Murder/Death due to crime in 2014 - 400,000+
Suicide - 800k
Traffic Accident - 1.3 Million
Malnutrition - 3.1 Million
Child death from lack of vaccination 6.6 Million
Preventable disease 56 Million people a year
In the UK More people are killed by lightning than Terrorism
World wide deaths due to terrorist in 2014 - 32,658
Food poisoning - 350k
Murder/Death due to crime in 2014 - 400,000+
Suicide - 800k
Traffic Accident - 1.3 Million
Malnutrition - 3.1 Million
Child death from lack of vaccination 6.6 Million
Preventable disease 56 Million people a year
In the UK More people are killed by lightning than Terrorism
Why sensationalized terrorism coverage makes us overreact to risk.
https://www.schneier.com/news/archives/2017/03/thi...
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