http://www.today.com/health/bullied-students-sneak-thousands-guns-schools-2D79619906
It's an interesting read.
It's an interesting read.
Fudging Your Data
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Mr H
Unincited Co-Conservative
Connecting them so they look like Godzilla is hardly objective.
I believe this is the author. I'm trying to find his piece on Columbine, for 'flavor'
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-briggs/3/919/130
Mr H
Unincited Co-Conservative
Here we go...
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6299
Seems the thrust of it is "privilege kills"
This part is eerie...
And here's the magic tie-in to the article in the OP:
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6299
Seems the thrust of it is "privilege kills"
This part is eerie...
And here's the magic tie-in to the article in the OP:
danb
dont be a dumbass
I was wondering what this article had to do with fudging.
There are 15 million kids in the US in 9th-12th grade in the US. If 200k kids are carrying knives, clubs, (and air guns or firearms) into schools, that's 1.5%, sounds on the low side to me.
Anytime you take a number and gross it up to a country the size of the US, it's "staggering"!! There are 50,000 people who die in the US every single week (2.5 million per year). That means the entire population of Baltimore dies in 3 months. Staggering! we are losing entire cities every quarter!
Actually, if there are 15 million kids in high school, and 10% of them carry a weapon of some kind, think of how low the violence rate really is compared to the millions of kids carrying knifes.
There are 15 million kids in the US in 9th-12th grade in the US. If 200k kids are carrying knives, clubs, (and air guns or firearms) into schools, that's 1.5%, sounds on the low side to me.
Anytime you take a number and gross it up to a country the size of the US, it's "staggering"!! There are 50,000 people who die in the US every single week (2.5 million per year). That means the entire population of Baltimore dies in 3 months. Staggering! we are losing entire cities every quarter!
Actually, if there are 15 million kids in high school, and 10% of them carry a weapon of some kind, think of how low the violence rate really is compared to the millions of kids carrying knifes.
Mr H
Unincited Co-Conservative
This was part of the OP's point... the exaggeration of "data" into a "newstrionic fit" (new term).
(she's still new to doing the forum thing... I'll remind her to try and keep checking on her threads)
(she's still new to doing the forum thing... I'll remind her to try and keep checking on her threads)
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"Bullying victims are sneaking hundreds of thousands of firearms, knives and clubs into U.S. high schools"
99,999 clubs and one gun = 100,000 clubs and guns.
"Specifically, bullied students who have endured four types of aggressive clashes at school — 1 )being verbally tormented, 2)sustaining a physical assault, 3)suffering personal property theft or damage, and 4)cutting school due to safety concerns"
(emphasis added)
So cutting school is being subjected to aggressive clashes?
How can one even consider taking something like this seriously with this sort of nonsense? Unless, of course, it says what you wish it to say. Then it is a "study".
99,999 clubs and one gun = 100,000 clubs and guns.
"Specifically, bullied students who have endured four types of aggressive clashes at school — 1 )being verbally tormented, 2)sustaining a physical assault, 3)suffering personal property theft or damage, and 4)cutting school due to safety concerns"
(emphasis added)
So cutting school is being subjected to aggressive clashes?
How can one even consider taking something like this seriously with this sort of nonsense? Unless, of course, it says what you wish it to say. Then it is a "study".
duallyjams
Active Member
1,2,4, all happen to me in high school, I carried a knife every day ( it was allowed back then ) I never pulled it to use against anyone.
My nephew was bullied a lot worst then I was, I helped him with as much advise that I could give on how to deal with it, he became a Marine and served in Afghanistan and now is married with a son and in the reserve.
Everyone has a choice on how to deal with life.
My nephew was bullied a lot worst then I was, I helped him with as much advise that I could give on how to deal with it, he became a Marine and served in Afghanistan and now is married with a son and in the reserve.
Everyone has a choice on how to deal with life.
