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It's a good question to consider and to combine the concepts of DPlax and VulcanRider's posts: I think the media CONCENTRATES the bad news... which results in folks not being able to accurately calculate their "odds". This IMO tends to result in OVERreaction in the short term, and a general numbing to reported violence in the long term. The only thing that shakes us out of our stupor is violence even more heinous than we're used to everyday... which simply resets the bar.
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