Calculus of Terrorism
Jay Tea has an interesting discussion he titled “The Cold Calculus of Fighting Terrorism.”
What they can do, though, is “play the odds” and use their best judgment on whether or not the suspect is a terrorist. They can look at his clothing, his behavior, his conduct, his general mien and use their best professional opinion on whether he is a terrorist or a harried commuter.
This is what used to be known as “good policework,” but is now known as “profiling.”
That’s exactly what happened in London last week. They played the odds, ran the numbers, and chose in instants whether they would risk one dead innocent or countless dead and injured innocents — and they shot him.
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