(October 21, 2015 at 1:18 pm)Exian Wrote: So, am I ridiculous for fearing going to the movies now? Especially the high profile flicks like Star Wars. I skipped taking my daughter to Jurassic World for this reason, since a shooting occurred recently before or during its release.
Ridiculous? No.
Paranoid? Maybe a little.
This fear is being fed by media hype. Sensational events are massively covered by the media and it gives the public at large an over-inflated sense of danger about what, in reality, is a pretty rare event.
You're ultimately playing the odds - with everything, not just with going to the movies. Think of how many movie screens there are in the US (about 39,000), and how many shootings have taken place at movie theaters (what, 3 or 4 over the last 4 years?). Without trying to make you more paranoid, you should be more worried about getting into a car accident on the way to the theater than you should be about being shot once you're there. The chances are very, very good that you can go to the movies and enjoy your time with your daughter without having to worry about a shooting taking place.
If you're really worried, don't go at peak times.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
