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I know for a fact that since pandemic I've been threatened a bunch by bums and once minorly assaulted. None of that made it into the statistics as there's no po
by none_to_remain 3y ago
I know for a fact that since pandemic I've been threatened a bunch by bums and once minorly assaulted. None of that made it into the statistics as there's no point to reporting; the city council, the state legislature, and the DA are cool with me getting threatened and assaulted.
Foolish use of metrics is everywhere these days. Carefully consider what the facts you have mean.
There are also crime victimization surveys which, instead of counting reported crime, sample the population and ask which crimes the respondent have been victims of - the DOJ nationwide one doesn't seem to be out for 2023 yet.
- _Parfait_ 3y agoWe can't run this country based on feeling and anecdotes. Sorry. It's not an option.
- none_to_remain 3y agoPeople can vote based on whatever they'd like.
- _Parfait_ 3y agoI suppose they can. There's plenty of countries who vote on superstition and anecdotes. A lot of them are still industrializing.