(October 21, 2015 at 1:42 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote:(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.
Oh, it's paranoia big time. I know the odds are that it won't happen, and even less so that it'll happen to me. I have the same feeling about airplanes and cars. I know I'm more likely to be in a car accident than a plane crash, but I'd rather be in a car accident.
I have the same paranoia about sending her to school. If I had the means, I'd pull her out and home school her. In fact, I've fantasizes about getting as large of a group as I could to pull kids out of school as an anti-gun movement, but that's a pretty big target to paint on yourself, and it's pretty unrealistic.
Anyhow, Star Wars. Think they should have stricter light saber laws?
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
"Hi Jesus" -robvalue