Reply to: Those naughty boys at the Wail & RT are making it all up again

[NotAllThere]

...So the danger of being killed by an ISIS or other terrorist is significant. ...

No, it isn't.

The chances of being killed by a terrorist is not significant.
The chances of a terrorists trying to get into Europe through refugee channels has been deemed to be significant.
The powers that be have decided that the sufficient and proportionate response is to beef up security across borders.

[WTFH]

Oh dear Pedant alert...

So the danger of being killed by an ISIS or other terrorist is significant. To reduce the risk lets just not let anyone in unless we can be sure they are innocent and then we will have reduced it significantly.

I'll look after the road bit!

So, are you saying we need to ban people with extremist views or supporters of violence?

[vetran]

No. You can't.

You can only ever reduce risk, you can never avoid it. The effort involved in lowering risk further can cost too much, and/or cause concomitant increase in risk elsewhere, and/or restrict our current freedoms to such an extent as to make life unlivable.

Oh dear Pedant alert...

So the danger of being killed by an ISIS or other terrorist is significant. To reduce the risk lets just not let anyone in unless we can be sure they are innocent and then we will have reduced it significantly.

I'll look after the road bit!

[SueEllen]

Intra-country in Africa is worse than inter.
A couple in RSA, but they were on normal planes. Half a dozen in Botswana. Two of the planes I was in crashed within a month of my flights. Five in Kenya on the last trip. Only one of them was on a >10 seater, and that plane was the worst.

Depends on the country.

I made the mistake of looking on that pilots forum a few years ago. Oddly I only fly to, from and in certain countries....

[MrMarkyMark]

The risk of the plane crashing is more than getting killed by a terrorist in the UK.

Yeh, well luckily seem to have 9 lives, needed a few in my time

[WTFH]

Have you done an inter-country flight in Africa or South America?

Intra-country in Africa is worse than inter.
A couple in RSA, but they were on normal planes. Half a dozen in Botswana. Two of the planes I was in crashed within a month of my flights. Five in Kenya on the last trip. Only one of them was on a >10 seater, and that plane was the worst.

[SueEllen]

No, not yet, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Cook Islands have been more than enough

The risk of the plane crashing is more than getting killed by a terrorist in the UK.

[MrMarkyMark]

Have you done an inter-country flight in Africa or South America?

No, not yet, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Cook Islands have been more than enough

[SueEllen]

Many times, it was a fantastic experience.

Highly recommended

Have you done an inter-country flight in Africa or South America?

[NotAllThere]

I can avoid being killed crossing the road by being careful, The government can avoid a terrorist attack by being careful.

No. You can't.

You can only ever reduce risk, you can never avoid it. The effort involved in lowering risk further can cost too much, and/or cause concomitant increase in risk elsewhere, and/or restrict our current freedoms to such an extent as to make life unlivable.

[cvinbin]

Carry on as you were

Is that advisable ?

[MrMarkyMark]

Not following this line of questioning at all.
Although i am always game for a conundrum

No worries.

Carry on as you were

[cvinbin]

Welcome back, hows Mums basement?

Not following this line of questioning at all.
Although i am always game for a conundrum

[MrMarkyMark]

An unemployed one i think.

Welcome back, hows Mums basement?

[cvinbin]

I knew I should have been a copper

An unemployed one i think.