Perception Becomes Reality

“The data doesn’t lie. The rate of these events just is not increasing as the perception is given in the media. This is just what it is,” he said. [More]

What, the press has an agenda?

It's an interesting fact the professor brings up, but I believe there's another more compelling one that needs to become common knowledge.

As opposed to:

"[T]he best way to prepare for something like that is not to station police officers in all public places, but to train them really well in rapid response."

[Via William T]