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> Dumb is a pretty accurate description of a large fraction of criminals. Is there any reading on that? I'd love it to be true.

• r3trohack3r 5y ago
  Selection bias? It _might_ be a pretty accurate description of a large fraction those who _get caught_.
  • nicce 5y ago
    So we must compare those statistics for unsolved mysteries to find the truth and correlation.
    • solveit 5y ago
      For the best criminals, you wouldn't even know that there's an unsolved mystery to be solved.
      • nicce 5y ago
        Is there even a problem in such a scenario?
• nsp 5y ago
  With the caveat already noticed for selection bias (maybe the smart criminals never get caught?), there's definitely some evidence to support this. https://law.jrank.org/pages/1363/Intelligence-Crime-Measuring-size-IQ-crime-correlation.html https://law.jrank.org/pages/1363/Intelligence-Crime-Measurin...