Dispensing with causation is a very convenient approach indeed. In doing so I could say "higher concentrations of melanin pigmentation is involved with higher

Dispensing with causation is a very convenient approach indeed. In doing so I could say "higher concentrations of melanin pigmentation is involved with higher arrest rates in the US for homicide." If questioned I will be extra certain to make it clear I don't think being black makes you commit more crime, and totally didn't mean to imply anything close to that.