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kerosene · 05-27-2005, 01:59 PM

I can appreciate an interest in something for one's own curiosity. I just suspect that figure is wildly exaggerated, no matter how many crime books or attorneys you know. Have you actually sat down and figured that statistic up, or did you just "feel" like it would be 97% based only on what you read and know? I just find it to be highly presumptuous to spout off a seemingly hard statistic and use it as a basis (among other biased anticdotes) for your argument.

So which is it? Can you cite your reference for that 97% figure or are you really just "guessing"? If you can site it, I might be able to salvage some understanding for your opinion in this matter.

05-27-2005, 01:59 PM	#11
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I can appreciate an interest in something for one's own curiosity. I just suspect that figure is wildly exaggerated, no matter how many crime books or attorneys you know. Have you actually sat down and figured that statistic up, or did you just "feel" like it would be 97% based only on what you read and know? I just find it to be highly presumptuous to spout off a seemingly hard statistic and use it as a basis (among other biased anticdotes) for your argument. So which is it? Can you cite your reference for that 97% figure or are you really just "guessing"? If you can site it, I might be able to salvage some understanding for your opinion in this matter.

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