In a message dated 7/11/2005 1:43:29 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My first reaction was to agree with her comment about London being a big place because I remember just enough from my study of statistics at University to figure out how unlucky one would be in a city of 7 (????) million people to be in one of those locations at that vital point in time. Statistically the odds against it are very large. This is true. I read a book once -- the name and title escape me now -- by a police expert on avoiding dangerous situations. Among his bits of advice, he made the point very effectively that people tend to over-react to situations like these, and it doesn't help to panic or overestimate risk: quite the contrary!
And I agree with those who advocate tolerance and understanding toward our gentle e-community here.... Ricki Torrey Salt Lake City, Utah - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
