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Sure, but to be fair, how many 9/11’s have happened since the first one?
by colpabar 3y ago
Sure, but to be fair, how many 9/11’s have happened since the first one?
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago9/11 was the extreme statistical anomaly. US Citizens have been historically safe from domestic terrorism for 50 years. ref: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/04/16/eight-facts-about-terrorism-in-the-united-states/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/04/16/eight... (2013 but the numbers are about the same. Odds of dying in a domestic terror attack vary between 1:12000000 & 1:40000000 or the same as picking the correct inch between DC and NYC). It is interesting this period of safety coincided with the release of the Pentagon Papers and the Church Committee that followed. One result of which was forcing the FBI away from domestic surveillance and refocusing it into a law enforcement mission. This lasted for about 40 years (after which the FBI officially abandoned it's LEO mission to pursue the power that comes with NatSec operations).
- monocasa 3y agoHow many have been attempted since then?
- drewcoo 3y agoThey happen annually.
- colpabar 3y agolol, you got me