About 46 people a day in the US are killed by gunfire each day. There are 311,591,917 people living in the United States presently. You have a .0000001 chance of getting shot any given day. Stay indoors.
That doesn't count the people who got shot but remain in critical condition. So that probably bumps it up to .0000002 chance of getting shot any given day.
I saw The Dark Knight Rises on Monday. Not only was I not deterred, I was so unconcerned that the thought never even entered my mind. Not before the movie, not during, not after. Not until someone asked me if I though about the shooting when I was there and I could honestly tell them that it didn't.
I'm not going anytime soon, though that's not entirely because of what happened, but a combo of that and my life situation -two young kids so don't go often anyway but feel better safe than sorry also for the time being. It's not hard to envision "copycats". Still not likely, but I'd feel like an ass if I went and got my self hurt when I could just wait a few months and watch at home.
I'm also carrying all the time. In light of the incident in Colorado, I've been thinking about what I would do if faced with a similar situation. Clearly, I would attempt to take the guy out, however this guy wore a body armor that covered most of his body - if not all of it. Does anyone in the forum have specialized training involving armed suspects and know what's the best route to take? Is there a particular body part that is exposed and should be targeted to potentially 'knock down' or stop a shooting suspect who's wearing a body armor suit. I also don't fear the cinemas now and would still go to the movies! After all, I live in H-town, therefore I always run the risk of running into a shooting incident.
I used to go to the movies all the time, but in light of what happened in Colorado, I will never visit a movie theater again.
Yeah, with screaming babies/preteens texting/old jewish ladies talking throughout the movie, I think I'll just all that and just watch it at home???? Fock going to the movies...
ever since that guy drove his truck into a Luby's, I could never eat there again. All i can think about is splattered macaroni and cheese.
Why would I be scared? The odds of being attacked are very small. I could just as easily be sitting at home when somebody decides they want to do rob me. Should I be in fear of sitting on my couch watching TV?
