[internetworkers] "You can get shot in Cary, too!"

Tom Karches tkarches at gmail.com
Fri Mar 3 11:33:57 EST 2006


On 3/3/06, Tanner Lovelace <clubjuggler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> You completely miss the point.  It isn't the comparison that's
> interesting, it's the fact that there have been NO murders in Durham
> so far this year.  That's extremely GOOD news.  Let's hope that
> streak stays like it is for as long as possible.
>

I agree that the comparison is uninteresting. I did not miss the
point, I am making a different point.

My point is that the comparison of murder rates between a single city
and an aggregaton of cities is meaningless, yet it is presented as
data that I am expected to percieve as useful.

I get your/their point. Any time people are not getting killed, it is good news.

How did you know I live in Cary? :-)

--Tom
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Tom Karches
tkarches at gmail.com



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