@SwiftOnSecurity
The "chance of death is as unpleasant as losing a material thing" crowd is something... Maybe the theory is that life is also material? Idk
Retired US Marine, here. I've seen combat, and I'd rather get shot at again and have a chance of surviving (the poll does not say shot, as in hit - it says shot at... There's a difference.) than lose my identification while away from home in a country where I don't know/understand the laws, being unable to get home.