Based on a quick online research, I estimate there are about 30-40k visitors landing from Europe in the US on any day. So roughly 3 million people in the last 3 months.
I have seen maybe 5-10 very prominent cases in the last 3 months.
Are these numbers roughly correct?
Do we have any knowledge that this number is higher than before?
I would guess that this is a similar situation to mass shootings at school - quantitatively low risk, qualitatively both repeating and horrifying enough that most Europeans would choose drastic measures to minimise the risk of such a thing rather than accept it as a cost of doing business.
People buy lottery tickets knowing very well they are almost certainly not going to win. But you never know. You might get rich. You buy the ticket is the prize is tempting enough. Likewise, you avoid a low probability risk when the outcome is bad enough.
But this is only true if things have changed. That's why I am asking if we know that the number of incidents went up compared to last year or if it was in the same range but without the media coverage.
You assume that being detained is the only thing you're thinking about.
Not wanting to support the US for plunging the whole world into economic turmoil or not wanting to support a country speed running into fascism are other reasons.
This is not really... what you expect it is, I think.
There are more people killed in mass shootings in the USA every year than there have been people killed in attacks during Christmas in Europe, like, ever.
People buy lottery tickets knowing very well they are almost certainly not going to win. But you never know. You might get rich. You buy the ticket is the prize is tempting enough. Likewise, you avoid a low probability risk when the outcome is bad enough.
Yes. And there's comparatively less incentive to go into the USA... where you have higher chances to get assaulted, even by CPB/ICE/police, or shot, by anyone, than anywhere in the EU.
You may also not take the lottery ticket, and buy someone a drink.
Its like Tesla's FSD killing people. The threshold for acceptance of fuckups is very small, especially when you don't do anything wrong and there is a lot of needless humiliation. Why risk it? There are actually nice welcoming places all over the globe.
Based on a quick online research, I estimate there are about 30-40k visitors landing from Europe in the US on any day. So roughly 3 million people in the last 3 months.
I have seen maybe 5-10 very prominent cases in the last 3 months.
Are these numbers roughly correct?
Do we have any knowledge that this number is higher than before?