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by WillyOnWheels
3339 days ago
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You're justifying writing "The ugly and frightening truth about vigilantism is that it works" by including a link to an article written by a NRA spokesman that basically says "The ugly and frightening truth about vigilantism is that it works", without backing it up. I've actually spent the last hour looking for statistics to back or not back you up. I've wasted my life. |
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That's a quote from me, not from the HuffPo article. The article says "The crime rate in the dangerous subways plunged dramatically…", as I quoted originally.
> I've actually spent the last hour looking for statistics to back or not back you up. I've wasted my life.
I replied to you here with a source that only took a few minutes to find:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14189548
You seem very emotional about this topic. I would urge you to look at it more dispassionately. As I already stated (but it bears repeating), I absolutely do not want vigilantism to be the result of crimes like this, but I fear unless there is an open and honest conversation, things may end up there anyway. I believe the best (and perhaps only) way to avoid such an outcome is to consider the possibilities that may result from various actions (or inactions), unpleasant as they may be.