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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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
The problem is your reliance on the RATE of rape in the first place The rate is low partly BECAUSE OF potential victims' precautions
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And plane crashes are because of safety precautions too. I don't think this is particularly relevant tho. Not comparable in this sense.
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You're right, the effect of safety precautions on planes is not relevant What's relevant is that the rate of deaths in crashes...
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...isn't affected by precautions taken by potential passengers
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