ISIS and Tulsa

[Alpha Poke]

So, my wife is a compliance officer at a bank and they use an external auditing company to get them ready for their state and federal inspections. She finds out today that a lady that works for that auditing group here in Tulsa gets a knock on her door a couple of nights ago - it's the FBI.

They told her the reason for the visit was to make her aware that she was recently added to an ISIS kill list, and although they didn't know if it was remotely credible, they were obligated to inform. They also told her some 8,000 Americans are on such a list.

I don't know the lady, but apparently she is freaking the f out right now.

 

[Mr. Blonde]

Sounds like ISIS is starting to take a page out of Project Mayhem's playbook.

 

[cornichon]

Wow, I'm currently an auditor at BOK and used to work in the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering group. I wonder if I'm on anybody's list.

 

[TPOKE]

Wow, I'm currently an auditor at BOK and used to work in the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering group. I wonder if I'm on anybody's list.

I checked, no cornichon on the list. You're good.

 

[cornichon]

I checked, no cornichon on the list. You're good.

Whew. See, that's why you maintain the secret identity.

 

[EvilPOKES]

Glad I no longer work for BOKF

 

[Alpha Poke]

I guess they did their research before they visited her - posting history on social media, cross-referenced potential watch list members to see if there was some circumstance or action that would've led to this, etc. and the FBI told her that they couldn't find anything that would've made her a target. They did ask some more questions to confirm but they concluded that this appeared to be 100% random.

Not sure if that would make me feel better or worse?

 

[hollywood]

The dungholes at ISIL/Daesh probably got their hands on an alumni, business or other sort of directory that listed folks, then issued threats against everyone on that list.

But that's their goal isn't it, to make people "scared?"

The reality being that you're far more likely to win at least $1 Million in a lottery than be killed by a terrorist. Hell, for that matter, you're more likely to be shot and killed by a kid under the age of 6 than by a terrorist. Some 33,000 Americans are killed per year in car accidents, but people tend to focus on "risks" that are actually quite low in comparison when viewed against those things that truly pose a far greater risk. (Like people scared of being killed in a plane crash when their hundreds of times more likely getting killed driving to and from the airport than in a plane crash.)

That being said, I'm certain it would be fairly spooky/scary to be contacted by authorities and being told you were on a "hit list."

 

[HighStickHarry]

The dungholes at ISIL/Daesh probably got their hands on an alumni, business or other sort of directory that listed folks, then issued threats against everyone on that list.

But that's their goal isn't it, to make people "scared?"

The reality being that you're far more likely to win at least $1 Million in a lottery than be killed by a terrorist. Hell, for that matter, you're more likely to be shot and killed by a kid under the age of 6 than by a terrorist. Some 33,000 Americans are killed per year in car accidents, but people tend to focus on "risks" that are actually quite low in comparison when viewed against those things that truly pose a far greater risk. (Like people scared of being killed in a plane crash when their hundreds of times more likely getting killed driving to and from the airport than in a plane crash.)

That being said, I'm certain it would be fairly spooky/scary to be contacted by authorities and being told you were on a "hit list."

I assume based on this logic you believe black males should be frisked as soon as they step out the door and onto their porch, poor people should all have breathalyzers in their cars and white Wall Street fat cats should should have ten irs agents assigned to them at all times?

Stats are funny like that.

 

[Headhunter]

The dungholes at ISIL/Daesh probably got their hands on an alumni, business or other sort of directory that listed folks, then issued threats against everyone on that list.

But that's their goal isn't it, to make people "scared?"

The reality being that you're far more likely to win at least $1 Million in a lottery than be killed by a terrorist. Hell, for that matter, you're more likely to be shot and killed by a kid under the age of 6 than by a terrorist. Some 33,000 Americans are killed per year in car accidents, but people tend to focus on "risks" that are actually quite low in comparison when viewed against those things that truly pose a far greater risk. (Like people scared of being killed in a plane crash when their hundreds of times more likely getting killed driving to and from the airport than in a plane crash.)

That being said, I'm certain it would be fairly spooky/scary to be contacted by authorities and being told you were on a "hit list."

Are these stats supposed to show us how ridiculous those of us who oppose bringing in Muslim refugees are because the odds are almost nil anyone of us will ever be killed by a terrorist? The same odds the people in San Bernardino and Tampa had.

It's the same argument about why no one needs a gun for self protection, odds are extremely low you'll ever need it. Of course the lady that shot and killed an intruder in her daughters room last night had the same odds as the rest of us of not needing a gun.

I always see the car accident stats, automobiles are a necessity for most people in America. I believe most people try to do everything they can to minimize their chances of getting killed in an accident. I don't see why we shouldn't do everything we can to minimize the risk and protect ourselves from criminals and terrorists.

 

[hollywood]

No, just noting that people often have a poor grasp of the actual threats they face. It can lead to bad decision making and often to ignoring the threats that actually do pose far more danger than the ones they believe they face.

It's like a lot of soccer mom types spending all their time worrying about "stranger danger" when the reality is that the person most likely to abuse, molest or otherwise harm their kids is one invited into the home. (Or whom they trust to be with their kids alone, like the teacher, coach, babysitter, or relative.)