I don't disagree much with Ben here.We can acknowledge the fact that sex offenders are mostly male AND that men are mostly not sex offendershttps://twitter.com/AreoMagazine/status/922069218572451840 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
You may not disagree with him but he disagrees with you You comparison of assaults to plane crashes ignores the fact that the low rate of...
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Replying to @Rongwrong_ @HPluckrose
...sexual assault is partly DUE TO the risk avoidance of women If women jogged through Central Park at midnight etc the rate would be higher
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Replying to @Rongwrong_ @HPluckrose
It's an example of the Lion Cage Fallacy: There are very few deaths by lion attack, so it's safe to walk through the lions' cage at the zoo
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It would be if I said the rate of rape is low so no need to take any precautions against becoming a victim of rapists.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
To emphasize, I'm not talking about what precautions should be taken in response I'm saying your assessment of risk is wrong
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Replying to @Rongwrong_ @HPluckrose
Look at it in terms of baselines Your baseline is the risk of women's behavior today My baseline is the risk if women moved as freely as men
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I still don't think women would become victims of as much violent crime as men but I've not made any argument about this.
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