SmoothTalk t1_jaw9szm wrote
Tell that to that Bodega worker who was executed last night.
JaredSeth t1_jawd56j wrote
A single tragic anecdote trumps measurable data. You win.
/s for the sarcasm-impaired.
Evening_Presence_927 t1_jawylf2 wrote
You say that, but anecdotes like that carry a lot more water in this sub than you think, especially among a large section of a certain kind of commenter.
JaredSeth t1_jax3sq6 wrote
Oh, I'm well aware. If r/nyc was anything like representative of the city at large, I'd probably be commenting on the latest post about Mayor Sliwa.
brownredgreen t1_jaxh21n wrote
Dupes and rubes will always get duped.
Cant change that.
Turbulent_Link1738 t1_jay9osb wrote
You realize the data is 1000s of anecdotes brought together to create meaningful measurements right? The “data” isn’t just arbitrary numbers. It’s still 100s of people getting shot and murdered and robbed and raped.
Evening_Presence_927 t1_jayd131 wrote
Did… did you try and disprove my point by saying that data is data?
iv2892 t1_jax8p52 wrote
Crime is down , doesn’t mean that nothing bad ever happens . Dumb comment
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