re: #385 rumcrook

I read thru the whole argument with grabasski or what ever his name is,

It’s Gabryelski. It’s easy enough to learn a copy/paste operation if remembering ten letters is too difficult. If either of those are too difficult possibly you should reconsider this whole internet thing as it relates to your personal interactions with others.

and one thing he wouldnt address which is telling, is why he is so willing to sacrifice innocent lives.

I try not to dodge questions, and your attempt at discrediting me falls a little flat given my interactions on this and other threads.

I am claiming that we live in a society with inherent risks. Some of them are directly obvious and related to a specific action of the risk taker: if you drive a car, you may get into a car crash.

There are other risks that come at the sacrifice of one’s life even if they don’t drive a car: walking across the street.

We consider these to be acceptable risks. Mostly because the number of deaths isn’t high enough for there to be wide-spread outrage about something that is an incredibly useful tool.

It is no less tragic when someone dies in a car accident, your daughter being a possible victim; my son being another possibility.

We live in a free society where serial killers snatch people off the street and some eat their prey. We could employ measures to track everyone and monitor all people’s movements to stop these heinous acts, but we don’t. Is that because we want to cannibalized? Am I hoping your daughter or my son is taken from us? Obviously not.

We teach them to be as safe as they can be, give them cell phones, beg them to call at regular intervals, and pray the 1% of 1% does not happen.

For some it does happen, and we cry, and pray, and pray again that it does not happen to us.

Terrorist attacks happen in this country, and will happen again. We do what we can to protect ourselves while leaving the ability for our society to function. Laws guide us in this respect. We change them when it needs be, add, and even drop some, over time … but we generally try to follow them.

You claim that I want to sacrifice your daughter by reducing security. I claim the hatred we’ve garnered from Guantanamo has reduced our security. I claim we are not looking big picture which could help save American lives, including your daughter’s, over the long term.