unenlightenedgoblin

unenlightenedgoblin t1_ixyxdkx wrote

The consequence for this shouldn’t be jail time or a fine—it should be seizure of the vehicle and a lifetime ban on holding a drivers license again. There is absolutely no legal right to operate a motor vehicle—it’s a privilege that has gotten completely out-of-hand. There are cameras everywhere in DC, it’s easy to tell whether it’s aggravated or accidental. I agree with OP that it’s increasingly the former, and without any consequences (nobody ever pays the fines, cars will drive around with like 5-figures in owed fines) this behavior will only get worse and the bodies will continue to accumulate.

Also, bollard-protected pedestrian zones. Absolutely no reason any private vehicle ought to be downtown.

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unenlightenedgoblin t1_ixt8a82 wrote

I can’t prove causality, I could prove correlation, but frankly it isn’t worth the effort to gather and interpret all the necessary data. If you’re interested, I’d encourage you to test the correlation that I suggest.

If I were to string together an anecdotal argument for causality, however, it would be a sense of threatened white identity. The linkages between this belief and Republican political affiliation are well-documented. To extend this to the significant trend and spatial distribution in names your data shows (1.5% is significant from a possible sample of 000s of names), I would contend that this is a form of ‘defensive’ cultural consolidation of rural whites who feel threatened by national shifts in ethnic composition, share of college-educated adults, and economic growth heavily favoring metropolitan areas.

It’s a way of saying ‘we’re different, we’re not like them’

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unenlightenedgoblin t1_iuw3sbl wrote

People over-obsess about crime figures. Most crimes are petty, and most victims know the perpetrators. In reality your lifestyle, people you associate with, education/career background, and other social factors have much more to do with your likelihood of experiencing crime than your place of residence.

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