The Ghost of Paley
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Joined: Oct. 2005
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[Graffiti moved to Bathroom Wall. - Wesley R. Elsberry]
| Quote | Why don't your numbers match these numbers?
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Try here if you want some background.
Please sample Figures 6 and 7 while you're browsing.
| Quote | | I agree that blacks are disproportionally responsible for crime in America. However, they are also disproportionally poor. I'm not convinced that being black makes you a criminal. I am convinced that being poor increases your chances of a life of crime. |
My purpose is not to bash black people, nor suggest that they are genetically predisposed to crime. I'm just saying we should control for as many variables as possible. If you want to adjust for SES, then do so. But let's compare similar groups, like, ohhhhhh....middle-class white people, for example. I'm afraid you won't like the results, however.
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And why did crime rates start falling after Reagan assumed office and Christians resumed a more active role in public life?
Because that happens to be about 20 years after Roe v. Wade. Unwanted children are more likely to become criminals. And since more unwanted children were aborted after Roe v. Wade there were less criminals 17-20 years afterward. Simple math. And it relies nothing on Reagan.
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My cipherin' suggests a period of 8 years. But then, I never did get the New Math.
| Quote | When the baby boomers reached their late teens crime increased. That's when people do crime. No suprise there. The coinciding was a coincidence.
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The Woodstock generation turning to debauchery I can believe. But if you read criminology books from the time period, the overriding concern was the nature of the crime committed, not merely its frequency. The utter viciousness and callousness of the young thugs shocked many seasoned professionals. All except evolutionists, of course. But they're hardly professional, so never mind.
| Quote | | But crime plummeted in cities that DIDN'T apply Giuliani's theory. All across our nation. |
Not really. I don't have a source handy, but much of the decline was attributable to a handful of big cities such as New York and Boston. You know, the cities that started patrolling their red-light districts. But what am I telling you guys for, ya'll are probably still sporting the bruises.... 
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Dey can't 'andle my riddim.
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