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Between 1980 and 2008 "Males committed the vast majority of homicides in the United States at that time, representing 90.5% of the total number of offenders" [1
by b_emery 11y ago
Between 1980 and 2008 "Males committed the vast majority of homicides in the United States at that time, representing 90.5% of the total number of offenders" [1]. Men are much more dangerous. A general rule for a lost child is to seek out a friendly looking woman, since she would be much more likely to help and not harm the child [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime
[2] http://gavindebecker.com/resources/child_safety/its_every_parents_worst_nightmare_-_your_child_is_lost._find_out_what_you_s/ http://gavindebecker.com/resources/child_safety/its_every_pa...
- serge2k 11y agoDid you really have to add a second link which has no value except to imply all men are assholes or sexual predators.
- b_emery 11y agoAs a man, I respectfully disagree. The link has much value if you're concerned with keeping kids safe, and it's relevant as a direct consequence of the fact that most crimes are committed by men. Your statement about men has it backward. Not all men are criminals, but most violent crimes are committed by men.
- serge2k 11y agoAccording to that link we should be terrified that any man is a sexual predator just waiting to take your kid away. Fuck that.
- x1798DE 11y agoThat's basically nonsense advice without mentioning the baseline rates. If 90% of all sex offenses are committed by men, but the baseline rate of sexual predators is 10 per 100,000, your chance of running into a male sexual predator by chance is 0.009%, and your chance of running into a female sexual predator is 0.001%. Both would be essentially negligible risks, even if one is 9 times higher than the other.