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[–] Nelots@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean...

A population of 873,965 in San Fran vs 2,304,580 in Houston.

1 in ~25,000 people in San Fran get murdered vs 1 in ~7,150 people in Houston. That's ~3.5x higher. Per capita isn't helping much here.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not saying SF is more dangerous. I’m just saying people are idiots who don’t understand statistics. Which is what got us into this mess.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You are right to call it out.

OP is poorly presented. Murder rates should be presented at number per 100k.

Anything else is a shiti spin.

And yes that's how we got here to begin with.

When truth is on your side, why are these idiots adding unnecessary spin?

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago

Truth has been on our side this whole time and it hasn't mattered an iota. So I don't care about making sure everything is laid out "just so" anymore. The 2-second walkaway is the win.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve changed my mind about this.

People are idiots and campaigning like they’re not is how you lose.

Make shit up, misrepresent statistics, flat out lie. I don’t give a fuck anymore.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 6 points 1 year ago

It's helping a lot