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Originally posted by ltl/fb
If you go out on the street, there is a chance that some car will veer off the road and kill you. You could maybe change that result by wearing a huge, specially designed, titanium-and-platinum alloy cage around your body that costs $100,000, but there's only a 10% chance it will work. So you should do it, right?
I think there are a significant number of people who just want to get a handle on the cost-benefit analysis, and/or don't feel like it's worth it. I mean, fuck, for years we didn't have airbags in cars, even though we know they save a lot of people in accidents, because they made cars too expensive. We don't have a policeman for every 3 people, even though that would probably reduce the crime rate to zero, because it would be too expensive and is not worth the money.
You are using crap examples, is my point.
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This is not some random occurance. This is an intentional kill. If he luanches a missile there is a hundred percent chance I will die. I would like to reduce that by whatever percentage I can. It is like I have a neighbor that has a high power rifle aimed at my house. If he gets riled he might use it. Shouldn't I try and pull my shades down. If NK and SK go to war and that lunatic thinks he is going to lose there is no telling what he will do. Don't you think Saddam would have luanched missiles at the US if he could have. He luanched them at Isreal?
China also has a bunch of ICBMs and there has been a lot of sabre rattling over Taiwan. And we have pledged to protect it. If those two go at it who knows what the Chinese will do?
We are not talking about traffic deaths. Or mortality statistics. We are talking about millions of people vaporized in few seconds.
