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To: Amy J who wrote (173713)	3/21/2003 11:45:31 AM
From: fingolfen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

When our country was attacked, our safety was put into question. It's a question we all asked about. 3,000 people were murdered by terrorists. I'm not sure I agree with this problem statement. I don't think our "safety" was put into question. The world isn't safe. You take your life in your own hands every day, regardless of what a lot of the lawyers would tell you. We were no more or less safe on 9/12/2001 than we were on 9/10/2001... it's just our illusions that were put into question. I'm honestly more concerned with the aftermath... the "security" measures that have been implemented since the attacks than I am with the actions of terrorists. So I would therefore like to leave those assembled with these thoughts: There is no guarantee of safety in this world just like there is no guarantee of privacy on the internet. We can take reasonable precautions, but in the end if someone is willing to die to take you and as many like you out as possible, they're going to be able to do it. There's nothing you or anyone else can do about it, so it's not worth losing sleep over. Do you avoid driving because you might be involved in an accident? Do you avoid walking across a street because you might be hit by a car? Do you refrain from using electrical appliances because you may be shocked? And finally: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin