My father was the in the first group to stay in the hotel after the Mumbai shoot

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Oct 6, 2022
4:23:10pm

AFewThoughts All-American

My father was the in the first group to stay in the hotel after the Mumbai shoot

2008 Mumbai attacks

The 2008 Mumbai attacks (also referred to as 26/11, pronounced "twenty six eleven") were a series of terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organisation from Pakistan, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Mumbai_attacks

He stayed in the hotel there and there were security details on EVERY floor of the hotel. He bought souvenirs right across from the Leopold Cafe, etc. Highly safe... but scary when you think that a terrorist attack just took place there.

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AFewThoughts

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Humans are terrible at assessing risk, myself included. With the stabbing news in Las Vegas today, I'm seriously

slappy All-American

10/6/22 3:42pm

It is, indeed, very sad. As for the victims, it was a lightning strike type

gwalker

10/6/22 3:43pm

Do what is best for your family but that intersection will be the safest place

ArcticKat

10/6/22 3:44pm

Completely agree. Makes no sense to second guess our reservations.

slappy

10/6/22 3:46pm

It’s a horrible thing for sure.

ArcticKat

10/6/22 3:47pm

If risk of stabbing is the reason for cancelling your reservation than you are right

kccougar

10/6/22 3:45pm

RE: If risk of stabbing is the reason for cancelling your reservation than you are right

slappy

10/6/22 3:49pm

Yep, that makes no sense.

Sea Chicken

10/6/22 3:48pm

But here's where it might make sense

Tricky

10/6/22 4:19pm

Great points!

AFewThoughts

10/6/22 4:20pm

I’m surprised it takes stabbings to cause second thoughts about visiting

10/6/22 3:48pm

I would agree and most

md7Coug

10/6/22 3:59pm

Doesn’t seem like something to worry about

JOPE

10/6/22 3:59pm

You have about the same chance of being stabbed at the grocery store or your

pink22

10/6/22 4:11pm

Probably even less, given the increased police presence for the foreseeable future.

slappy

10/6/22 4:13pm

I doubt it. Depends on where you live. There are zero homeless people at the

JAGA97

10/6/22 4:40pm

Random acts can happen anywhere. And you can get stabbed even if you

pink22

10/6/22 4:42pm

Thank you for that wisdom. I thought guns came with force fields.

JAGA97

10/6/22 4:55pm

RE: You have about the same chance of being stabbed at the grocery store or your

Courtimedes

10/6/22 4:44pm

I'm reading the behavioral econ classic "Nudge" right now. Agree that humans

Tricky

10/6/22 4:13pm

My father was the in the first group to stay in the hotel after the Mumbai shoot

AFewThoughts

10/6/22 4:23pm

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