[DanBC]

> Just look at these statistics

Stats are tricky. I can forgive a serving officer not understanding the stats, and falling victim to a cognitive bias.

But you have the benefits of understanding stats, and knowing about bias. You don't have any excuse for making such mistakes.

[DominikR]

Can you please explain to me what exactly is wrong about these stats and my conclusions?

By the way, I don't need an excuse for having an opinion.

You seem to presume that are you holding the moral high ground allowing you to attack me (insinuating I am plain stupid) without even needing to deliver any facts that prove me wrong.

[oxide]

He explained that stats are susceptible to bias.

You can see whatever pattern or proof you want if you look at the numbers long enough, to serve any narrative, to rationalize any opinon.

[DominikR]

Sorry, but there was no explanation. I cite statistics from the US government and he calls me stupid and biased because he doesn't like that I refer to these statistics. It just clashes with his reality or the dogmas he believes in.

> You can see whatever pattern or proof you want if you look at the numbers long enough, to serve any narrative, to rationalize any opinon.

In most Western countries the governments release stats about crimes committed by type and by citizenship or in case of the US by race.

I don't have to search for a pattern there that fits a "narrative", the statistics bluntly state which race commits most crimes in different categories.

If you don't like what these government stats show please feel free to share with us why you believe that we shouldn't use these stats. But I'm not interested in trading insults, so please keep the discussion civil and based on facts.

[DanBC]

> By the way, I don't need an excuse for having an opinion.

Sorry, when you said ...

> > Just look at these statistics

... I thought you weren't giving an opinion, but basing your argument in facts.