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> as she was of mistakenly being shot by a police SWAT team But the study suggests that this fear, while real, is misguided: she's getting this from sensationa

> as she was of mistakenly being shot by a police SWAT team But the study suggests that this fear, while real, is misguided: she's getting this from sensationalized news reporting and hyperbolic movies/television rather than anything based in reality.

_jal 6y ago
It may be a fear that is not statistically supported, but claiming it is not "based on reality" is, well, not based in reality. This does happen: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/667252788/police-fatally-shoot-black-security-guard-who-detained-suspected-shooter https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/667252788/police-fatally-shoo...
- CompanionCuuube 6y ago
  That's also a completely different circumstance to what she found herself in.
  - _jal 6y ago
    Right, because humans in fear always carefully consider all aspects of a situation under time pressure, with perfect recall of details they read in the news. I'm sure you'll appreciate people splitting hairs to critique your rationality and recall under pressure next time you react to something.
    - CompanionCuuube 6y ago
      That's a lot of words to concede that it wasn't based on reality, as the other poster said. :)
      - _jal 6y ago
        I conceded no such thing.
        CompanionCubee 6y ago
        You tried to defend the irrationality of someone experiencing fear. Is assuming you're in a vacuum based on reality for someone on Earth who is experiencing symptoms of hypoxia like astronauts would?
  - mixmastamyk 6y ago
    It's quite similar. Don't be black near a police response, it could be fatal.
throwlogon 6y ago
On the other hand, it may be the case that steps such as those this Google VP was taking are what is reducing the likelihood of a bad outcome.
CompanionCubee 6y ago
She was. The reporting had built up an inaccurate view of reality in her mind.