CHECK_FLOKI OP t1_iu1g4si wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Reply to comment by northbrit007 in FYI, Vermont is the safest state in America. by CHECK_FLOKI

We have the lowest crime rate in the nation. The nation includes new England. Are you picking and choosing data to fit a narrative?

northbrit007 t1_iu1h0hu wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:09 PM

No, I'm engaging in data analysis. We have a lower crime rate than Guatemala, but that's not a useful data point. So yes we have a lower crime rate than massive inner city areas in the south. What we're going to compare ourselves against is pretty important, so the fact that we have the highest violent crime rate in New England is quite important.

CHECK_FLOKI OP t1_iu1hnrx wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:14 PM

I can't engage with you in good faith when you're comparing an idyllic sleepy state in America with Guatemala. And what is this contorted statistic about violent crime you keep repeating?

I have a feeling that you have an agenda.

northbrit007 t1_iu1hynv wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:16 PM

I absolutely have an agenda. As a former high school math teacher it's mathematics....