I recently had someone on Facebook who is frightened (and rightfully so) about what happened the other day when a Southwest Airline Plane's engine had blown up and a piece of the shrapnel had busted a window of the airplane and a passenger was partially sucked out of the window.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/18/southwest-airlines-passenger-paid-wifi-facebook-live-crash/527387002/
I want to say that while horrible and tragic, these things can and will happen, but it's rare. Anything can happen when you're in a situation that's beyond your control. Even if you have most of the control like driving a car. There's always going to be a risk. We live day in and day out taking risks and they're second nature to us, that we don't even think about it. If you're driving a car, you're hoping that your seat belt, you car will keep you safe and the people you share the road with will have common sense and will drive safely and follow the rules of the road and the laws put in place to keep everyone as safe as possible. Shit happens. All the time.
So, while you're afraid of flying a plane again, remember that yes, mechanisms fail. But that never crossed your mind until after this actually happened to someone and it made news headlines.
After 9/11 America was shaken up and afraid to fly. People are flying now, but are afraid of Muslims or anyone wearing a turban or hijab. You can try and argue with me and tell me no that it isn't true... but we all know it is. Anyone looks suspicious because they aren't white and are wearing their traditional ethnic clothing and English is their second language, they get looked at sideways.
While I'm on this tangent, I'm going to pick your brain.
Why is it when someone white commits a crime or causes terror, do we not look at them sideways? Is it because we'd be looking at ourselves? (those who are white) Because people who aren't white, look at us sideways. Why is that you think?
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