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Could you prove this is taking place? If not then I don't see how it invalidates the data. It could just as well be that people are more willing to report crime

• Brendinooo 4y ago
  I see smoke, but the fire department has not confirmed that there’s a fire. Therefore, there’s no fire, and ideology is the only reason I might believe? Note that I didn’t say “without evidence” at the end - smoke is evidence, as is an article that you’re commenting on talking about thefts that are common enough to make half of a city’s citizens victims in a five year period. And, you cite a source that notes that people aren’t reporting because nothing comes of it. I mean, what reason other than ideology would explain your unwillingness to take that stuff as evidence?
  • camdat 4y ago
    > I see smoke, but the fire department has not confirmed that there’s a fire. Therefore, there’s no fire, and ideology is the only reason I might believe? In this example you cold point to the smoke as first-hand evidence. Can you point to equivalent evidence that people are underreporting crimes? I'm only asking to see evidence showing underreporting, a claim you made. No ideology here.