Quote Originally Posted by Latrinsorm View Post
I'm glad you're only nitpicking on two of the three, that's something.
As stated, I'm specifically not nitpicking. My arguments against the latter two are far from nitpicking. You made grand statements based on a sliver of data...just admit it.

An ounce of prevention, baby. And are you sure our non-violent % is higher than anyone? I can't find any source comparing cross-country.
My source on this is personally working as an administrator for the Florida Prison System for several years. My data is internal, and I'm not sure you could find it anywhere. Florida is only one state, but it wouldn't be a stretch to assume you could take a rough average country-wide and be within a reasonable +/-. One thing you could look up is the number of prisons that have a maximum security classification compared to those that don't...I'll give you a clue, it's a minority.

I didn't claim that the average represented literally every case, and it's absurd to infer that I did. If I say Ted Williams is a good hitter because he hit .400, it would be absurd for you to point at a strikeout and say "some scientists you are, buddy! I didn't know scientists completely ignored strikeouts!"
It's not absurd at all. You made an absolute assertion and used a terrible measure to justify it. You're not worming out of this one.