Unlikely Fear

The other day before school, my roommate and I were watching the news which for me is not a very frequent occurrence.  There was the usual stories about gas prices and the political race but then there was a story that caught my attention and had quite an effect on me.  In Canada, a politician got put into office and at their inauguration meeting, there was a shooting.  I don't remember how many people were injured or if any one was killed but a sudden fear came upon me.  A fear of going to a public place and have something violent and scary like that happen.  Something that is out of my control that could potentially have quite an effect on me.  The likelihood of that actually happening was quite slim but I still had the fear.  The news always does that to me.  That is why I don't tend to watch it very often because it causes fear in me when really it shouldn't because it's not likely that I will be in a similar situation.  I think sometimes the news tends to present stories in a way that does instill fear in people.  I know this and yet, it still happens to me!