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> That’s because the ethnicity of a criminal is usually not a relevant detail. That’s a big assumption rooted in a moral framework rather than in objective sci
by Mandelmus 4y ago
> That’s because the ethnicity of a criminal is usually not a relevant detail.
That’s a big assumption rooted in a moral framework rather than in objective science.
- xadhominemx 4y agoIn a news report about an individual crime?
- Jensson 4y agoLets say a hate crime was committed against Jews. Do you assume it was a Nazi, or an Islamist? This pops up all the time in Europe, usually it is Islamists but sometimes it is Nazis, and that makes a huge difference when interpreting what the crime means. Or for this case, lets say the perpetrator was of Chinese origin instead of Japanese. Do you think that wouldn't be relevant at all?
- xadhominemx 4y agoIf the person was Chinese yes that would be an important consideration wrt the motive
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