Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La...
by umvi on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @02:30PM
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When someone says they don't want to travel to the USA because they are afraid of being killed by a gun, it is disingenuous to inflate their chances of dying by including suicide as an option.
If I say "What are my chances of dying by gun or car if I go on a vacation to the USA?" are you really going to factor in suicide as an option? Generally it is presumed that the person is not considering going to the USA to commit suicide on their vacation.
Thus, most people discount suicides to tailor the gun figure such that a more apples-to-apples comparison can be made.
It's like people claiming to be terrified of going to Japan because the chance of dying by a rope around your neck is insanely high compared to the USA.
If I say "What are my chances of dying by gun or car if I go on a vacation to the USA?" are you really going to factor in suicide as an option? Generally it is presumed that the person is not considering going to the USA to commit suicide on their vacation.
Thus, most people discount suicides to tailor the gun figure such that a more apples-to-apples comparison can be made.
It's like people claiming to be terrified of going to Japan because the chance of dying by a rope around your neck is insanely high compared to the USA.