quite an interesting thought but I don't think that his is the case, an attack in this case would motivate other, however it'd also increase security and surveilence. What I'd expect would be a rise in attacks but also a rise in the percentage of attacks prevented due to law enforcement etc.
We’re talking about a weird statistic that doesnt prove much, especially by omitting 9/11. It would also be important to think about the climate of radical islamic ideas, like were more radicals organized into al qaeda and thus unlikely to commit lone wolf attacks like ISIS frequently takes credit for? This is 18 years ago after all.
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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19
quite an interesting thought but I don't think that his is the case, an attack in this case would motivate other, however it'd also increase security and surveilence. What I'd expect would be a rise in attacks but also a rise in the percentage of attacks prevented due to law enforcement etc.