tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post1301433398350474048..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Just Makin' Shit UpNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-15743280474835149172009-05-20T11:08:33.710-07:002009-05-20T11:08:33.710-07:00Hey, it's all relative. I'm with you -- this is c...Hey, it's all relative. I'm with you -- this is craziness -- but in the article at least the guy did say that it was MORE likely for terrorists to take that sort of action compared to rapists/murderers. Given that most rapists/murderers seem to work alone or in fairly small gangs, I'm inclined to agree that terrorists are MORE likely to try to bust out their fellows.<br /><br />After all, a 0.000001% chance is larger than a 0.000000001% chance. That's the whole strategy with the best fear-mongering, isn't it? Say something that sounds scary, that is technically true (but incredibly misleading and/or irrelevant), and then let the rest of the media turn that into headline-friendly falsehoods. <br /><br />There was a funny (and sad) comic about this same sort of thing just the other day on PHD Comics: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1174Christopher M. Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719365007524426389noreply@blogger.com