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In reply to the discussion: A bit about "potential rapists". [View all]Silent3
(15,204 posts)You have told me nothing that surprises me, nothing that was not taken into account in what I have written. Downside cost of getting raped is high. It's also high for being murdered. "Stranger danger", whether for rape or murder, is low.
Downside cost of mugging is lower than rape or murder (not that it can't be very traumatic, especially armed robbery), incidence of mugging is higher.
Downside risk of dying in a car crash or dying in a plane crash is equal -- dying is pretty much dying. Emotional reactions to the risk of dying in a plane crash is (often) higher than for a car crash, but the actual risk (either per trip or per mile travelled) is lower.
So... your point? What's the oh-so-special way you evaluate these things that escapes me?