
Some of the cases get more attention and criticism than others. But where is the silver lining? On January 24th, on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle, there was a story titled “Potential Threats as Big as the Game” by Evan Sernoffsky. According to the FBI, “If someone wants to commit an act, they are going to commit an act. There’s only so much that we can do.” Meanwhile, a lot of money has been spent and many people are involved to save our lives. This could make perfect sense, until you get the bigger picture. On the same date in the “Insight” part of San Francisco Chronicle, I read an article by Leland H. Faust “In Our Scary Times, We Can’t Lose Sight of the Real Threats”. The article points out, “Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, fewer than 50 people have died in the United States at the hand of Jihadists.” She continues, “There were some 164,000 homicides due to firearms between 2001 through 2014. Drunk drivers killed more than 170,000 people, during that same period. 50,000 people drowned and more than 60,000 pedestrians were killed.” She points out that “Beyond commonsense precautions that do save lives, here are a few smart measures we can take to restore our sense of proportion and preserve our core values: Name the problem, Remember Je suis Charlie. Respect First Amendment rights. Practice resolve, Protect human rights. Speak out against un-American ideas. Recognize that all lives matter.”

I agree with Ms. Faust’s assessments. The question is, how we can protect others and ourselves? I also think that one way to save people’s lives is to focus on solutions through education and what is really important, and what we have in common rather than what divides us.

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