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An interesting 20/80 rule going on here. The good news is if we can fix whatever issues affect this 1%, we solve 63% of violent crimes. Or maybe I'm naive.

• gowld 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confusion_matrix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confusion_matrix The challenge is to fix that 1%, without terrorizing the N% who look vaguely similar.
  • vvillena 9y ago
    Are you implying that solving the issues affecting that 1% means jailing or terrorizing them, thus making such solutions undesirable for everyone else?
  • deleted 9y ago
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  • nostrademons 9y ago
    Yeah. Looking at the data, we could prevent 90% of violent crimes by locking up all men. Somehow, I don't think most people here would go for that.
    • blfr 9y ago
      That's because it's half of the population. Also, the stronger and more aggressive half which presents a very serious practical obstacle: who would lock them up?
      • frabbit 9y ago
        The robots.
      • weberc2 9y ago
        Also the minor ethical quandary of incarcerating 3.5 billion innocent people. :)