tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post263799310942030370..comments2024-03-29T05:22:26.118-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: Actually caring about mass shootings as opposed to saying we careDavid Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-42968592432713058952015-12-03T16:22:39.198-05:002015-12-03T16:22:39.198-05:00Here's some side by side comparisons of how po...<a href="http://poorrichardsnews.com/media-and-left-heaped-shame-on-themselves-as-terror-attack-unfolded-in-san-bernardino/" rel="nofollow">Here's some side by side comparisons</a> of how politicians reacted to the tragedy.<br /><br />One would hope maybe some of it would snap out some people out of their reflexive assumptions. Some politicians seem to have a bit more of a soul than others...Nate Winchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630873800235819300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-84287051661006548502015-12-03T16:15:48.913-05:002015-12-03T16:15:48.913-05:00And yet it inevitably ends up being America's ...And yet it inevitably ends up being America's fault, or at least the fault of those who don't embrace liberal views or ideals. Right now, I'm waiting and watching CAEI. The MSM is already spinning the shooting away from the obvious, even spending time focused on 'Islamaphobia in America.' Will CAEI go that direction? I don't want to pre-judge, and there might be a valid reason why this horrible shooting hasn't even received the usual 'pray for the victims' post. I'm hoping the first post isn't a broadside against gun owners or conservatives. To think out of this there are those who make others the bad guys, almost as if to avoid the obvious, is almost too much to believe. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-31285827768685428442015-12-03T15:30:45.830-05:002015-12-03T15:30:45.830-05:00Oh you're quite right, Dave, and that's pa...Oh you're quite right, Dave, and that's part of the problem with crime in America. Blacks show up as criminals far more often as they should. i.e. If you had a 100 criminals, 13-14 of them should be black. It usually ends up being about 30-40 (IIRC - numbers might have changed since last I looked). I think Asians were also the other exception in that they end up being slightly below their proportion.Nate Winchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630873800235819300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-12941442902721063662015-12-03T15:23:08.555-05:002015-12-03T15:23:08.555-05:00This is true. I think the point was still made, s...This is true. I think the point was still made, so I don't need to rewrite, but it is worth noting the proportions. Not to race-bait, but it's also worth noting other proportions. So the number of cops killed by blacks far exceeds to percentage of blacks in America. Though I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for major CNN series on that. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-7659638803843511312015-12-03T14:03:48.087-05:002015-12-03T14:03:48.087-05:00In America, most shootings are by white men. Asia...<i>In America, most shootings are by white men. Asians have added to the count in recent years, especially in college shootings. Blacks and the rare woman shooter make up a small minority of the cases. Though killings associated with that religion we're not allowed to talk about have been on the rise; even if, when they happen, we're assured by the media that the reasons must be some other reason than that religion we're not allowed to talk about.</i><br /><br />If you'll allow me a moment, Dave, but a partial, technical correction: mass shootings are (last anyone did stats on) the one crime that's proportional. To avoid loaded terms and stuff, let's use made up examples to explain real quick to anyone not getting it.<br /><br />Let's say we had a village of 100 people. 90 people are plaid colored, the remaining 10 people are poka-dot. Say this village had a crime rate of 10%. If everything was proportional, then that means in the jail, there should be 9 plaid criminals and 1 poka-dot criminal.<br /><br />(the main debate in american society is that in the proverbial jail, there's about 7 poka-dot criminals, and 3 plaid ones, namely the proportions aren't lining up)<br /><br />(that's also the weird thing sex-wise, men & women may be 50/50 on the whole, but men are like... 90% of the criminals)<br /><br />It's actually kind of remarkable, but that's the way it is with mass shooters. We live in a 70% white society, so 70% of the shooters are white (with the remainder breaking on down in a similar fashion).<br /><br />Though of course one could always start playing with the definition of mass shootings to add/remove people from the totals but on the whole, just wanted to clarify some numbers. (can provide links & sources upon request)<br /><br />Continue with your point. :)Nate Winchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630873800235819300noreply@blogger.com