Right after the '08 election BBC World Service was interviewing people all across the States, talking about how historic the election was, etc., etc. One woman - an African American in Ohio (I think it was Ohio) - was interviewed in a mall parking lot. She spoke about how happy she was that Obama won. The last thing she said before driving off was "Of course they'll kill him, you know." Totally matter of fact; no emphasis on the "of course" or any other part of the sentence, as if she was resigned to this and had thought long and hard about it.