I don't think this is remotely true. Compiling the statistics does not commit you to a particular use. Obviously, people can abuse them, but here's an example f

I don't think this is remotely true. Compiling the statistics does not commit you to a particular use. Obviously, people can abuse them, but here's an example from just this month of a case where you're glad to have the racial breakdown, because it clues you in to a piece of good news and a possible root cause: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/08/lead-crime-racism-black-white-juvenile http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/08/lead-crime-rac...