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		weberc2 on July 10, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootin... The report explains why the law enforcement statistics are trustworthy, and specifically why arrest rates (especially for violent crimes) are likely to be particularly accurate. The report itself is very thorough.

josephd on July 10, 2016 [–]

The statistics quoted above do not relate to this particular case. Overgeneralizing much?

weberc2 on July 13, 2016 | [–]

I wasn't overgeneralizing anything. I was responding to "you shouldn't use statistics from law enforcement..."

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