• Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    1419·
    2 days ago

    Yeah, people think pitbulls are dangerous because of racism. 🙄

    EDIT: So. Many. Downvotes. But not a single comment refuting the statistics with facts and evidence… You’re not flat-earthers, right? So don’t act like them. Use your brain, not your feeeelings! I love dogs. All dogs. And yeah, if my dog was a Pittie, I would be defensive too, but I would also be honest that people need to take extra precautions…

        • weker01@sh.itjust.works
          109·
          2 days ago

          Jep, like I said did not look too closely into it. Anyway, the point is that taking statistics in a vacuum can lead to strange conclusions.

          Btw the gist I was going for, that statistically black men make up a disproportionate chunk of the homicide perpetrators in the US is a fact.

          USA Homicide Offending Rates By Race https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_States

          Still misleading on its own as it does not give insight into the cause of the discrepancy. Racists use this all the time to justify bigotry.

      • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
        73·
        2 days ago

        U.S. Homicide Gun Deaths

        How do you know you have a weak argument? You post “evidence” that has no relevance to the discussion because you’re so focused on your feeeelings you ignore facts and statistics.

        • weker01@sh.itjust.works
          12·
          2 days ago

          Yes, I did not look too closely into the statistic in the picture but see my other comment where I provided a more relevant statistic.