[TheOtherHobbes]

No. It's an insult to the victims to attempt statistical whataboutery.

The record is clear and damning. A decimal point or two on the percentages doesn't change the facts.

Even one story like this is one story too many. And the number of stories like these is much greater than one.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/school-of-s...

[cowanon22]

This isn't "statistical whataboutery", it is basic ethical reporting. The French media got it mostly right; The US media got it mostly wrong.

We must have a zero tolerance policy for abuse, but bad reporting and bad extrapolation serve no one.