They don’t understand probability

  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Kathy Hochul sent in the national guard to swarm the subways, in response to some supposed crime wave. She was eventually forced to admit the data showed she was lying, and violent crime was way down.

    • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net
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      13 days ago

      IMO statistics should always be a requisite factor in any deliberation or executive order that would mobilize law enforcement or military, and lying about those statics in that capacity should be a serious crime.