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Rational attorney is rational about ebola

Michchamp

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"Peter Pattakos spent 20 minutes Saturday in an Akron bridal shop, getting fitted for a tux for his friend's wedding. Thursday, his friend sent a text message, telling him that Ebola patient Amber Joy Vinson had been in the store around the same time."
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Pattakos, 36, a Cleveland attorney who lives in Bath Township, called the health department, which told him to call back if he exhibits any Ebola symptoms. He called a doctor, who told him not to worry.


"I didn't exchange any bodily fluids with anyone, so I'm not worried about it," he said. "I'm much more likely to be mistakenly killed by a police officer in this country than to be killed by Ebola, even if you were in the same bridal shop."
Indeed. I would've said the same thing. This Pattakos guy is a stand-up citizen.


(CNN's editors are making a note not to interview Pattakos, ever, for any reason.)
 
Pattakos sounds like a Greek name.

What the hell does he have to worry about being shot at by police?
 
Pattakos sounds like a Greek name.

What the hell does he have to worry about being shot at by police?

He's not worried, he just said "I'm much more likely to be mistakenly killed by a police officer in this country than to be killed by Ebola" in order to put the ebola scare nonsense in perspective.
 
He's not worried, he just said "I'm much more likely to be mistakenly killed by a police officer in this country than to be killed by Ebola" in order to put the ebola scare nonsense in perspective.

I don't know.

As long as he's not black, I would say it's about 50/50.
 
Contracting Ebola or getting shot?

He has an equal chance of being shot by the police as he has getting Ebola.

If he was the black the chances of him getting mistakenly shot by the police would be exponentially higher.
 
He has an equal chance of being shot by the police as he has getting Ebola.

If he was the black the chances of him getting mistakenly shot by the police would be exponentially higher.

as a rational attorney, I would like to see the statistical basis for your statement.
 
I do know that there is a huge community of people of Greek descent in Cleveland. George Stephanopoulos is one of them, at least he was before he moved out of Cleveland, which I'm pretty sure he did.

Although I don't know, maybe he is still registered to vote in Ohio.
 
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