Crime Is Up In Palo Alto. Yes, This Is Funny.

jhancock · on Nov 1, 2008

Its not so much funny, as a real time measure of how quickly crime may go up in many areas as the economy goes down. Look how quickly we jump to racial profiling.

cousin_it · on Nov 1, 2008

and how quickly blacks jump to crime.

and how afraid the police is to say it.

and how quickly you jump to condemn whites.

it's sick.

edit: don't reply! pile on the downmods! you're helping me make the point.

bilbo0s · on Nov 1, 2008

"and how quickly blacks jump to crime."

You have evidence of blacks being laid off in and around Palo Alto, and then committing crimes?

I think you should know by now that HN is a place that prides itself on data driven debate. If you have the data, please present it and allow us to determine for ourselves the meaning of it.

I'm betting that, having been challenged, you will quietly go away. But, I REALLY wish that you would respond with some contrived data so that I can point out the logical fallacies in it! :D

BTW - I didn't mod you down. I want people to see this conversation!

_blkd · on Nov 1, 2008

it also shows how easy it is to fool the profilers: If you're a black criminal don't wear a do-rag.