CrimeTalk

An educational resource for students and staff studying the sociology of crime, deviance and social censure, criminology, sociology of law and socio-legal studies;  the intriguing stuff that made the subject fascinating in the first place. So much of this has now become political that we also discuss politics.

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The risk of terrorism: a comparative table

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This table comes from The People's Voice, Timeline Photos, and I saw it posted on Facebook by my son, Ben Sumner. The Critical Terrorist Studies people would probably add the greater likelihood of drowning in the bath, or through a peanut allergy..... Not much consolation to the victims of terrorist attacks of course, whether or not you support their cause. Those who would fight to the last worker are not high on my moral beacons list..... But, the table does highlight the lack of media and political attention to more likely causes of death, not to mention the right to die in peace at home when terminally ill...

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