Personally, I'm more interested in the perception than in the sorts of defensiveness that I'm seeing in response. Sure, statistically, most visitors aren't go

Personally, I'm more interested in the perception than in the sorts of defensiveness that I'm seeing in response. Sure, statistically, most visitors aren't going to have any problem with our screwed up police. But remember that, statistically, your average voter is more likely to drown in a bucket[1] than be a victim of terrorism, and look at what has been done since 2001 "to keep us safe". Fear is not rational, and "you're wrong" or "I have this issue with your rhetorical technique" is not going to change any minds. [1] Picked statistically unlikely event at random; did not look up actual statistics. You get the point and I'm not going to respond to pedantry.