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And you should spend more time around criminals to know that when patterns emerge there is a high likelihood of the same outcome.
by Justin_K 10y ago
And you should spend more time around criminals to know that when patterns emerge there is a high likelihood of the same outcome.
- shawn-furyan 10y agoHuman minds are heavily tuned to spot spurious patterns. 'Spotting a pattern' is very often misleading evidence because of this bias. Generally patterns that jump out at us really fit a large spectrum of possible scenarios, including that the seeming pattern is just an illusion of randomness.
- wheelerwj 10y agoPlease, a significant portion of my job involves understanding criminals and their interactions with everyday people. For every criminal, there is a never ending line of good hearted people who are willing to have faith in their fellow humans. Of all of my short-comings, understanding this is not one of them.