Total surveillance state versus keeping us safe

First, watch this 2 minute video:


Next, here are the odds of being killed by a terrorist attack:

 

 If the risk of being killed by a terrorist were added to the list, the dot would be so small that it would be hard to see. Specifically, the risk of being killed by terrorism in 2008 was 14 times smaller than being killed by fireworks.

—You’re More Likely to be Killed by a Toddler than a Terrorist

And finally, the kicker: The Dirty Little Secret About Mass Surveillance: It Doesn’t Keep Us Safe