> the damage done by a successful terrorist attack is far greater. Terrorist attacks are incredibly rare; murder, rape and (especially) property crime are comm

> the damage done by a successful terrorist attack is far greater. Terrorist attacks are incredibly rare; murder, rape and (especially) property crime are commonplace, and don't rate even a column-inch in newspapers. Once upon a time, kids, there was a job called "court reporter"). How many people have you known who were victims of terrorist attacks? Right - zero. I don't know anyone who knows anyone who was the victim of a terrorist attack. How many people do you know who haven't been the victim of a personal crime, like assault, robbery or rape? Again, the expected answer is roughly zero. Most successful applications of political violence (I hate the term "terrorism") result in just a handful of deaths/injuries. By "successful" I don't mean they achieved their objectives; I just mean the attack wasn't foiled before it happened.