Re: Gun control and rape - The myths and the facts


John P wrote:
> "Phil Smythe" <smytph@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in a message
>
> >> OK... so I pretty much suck at math, but, what's wrong with this picture?
> >> If 13.1% were raped by someone they knew and 33% were raped by a
> >> stranger,
> >> who raped the other 53.9%? :-)
>
> > When you wrote "I pretty much suck at math" you weren't kidding.
>
> Of course I wasn't. Why would I lie about something like that.
>
> Unfortunately, it seems math is not your strong point either since the
> solution you provide doesn't indicate an error in my mathimatical
> calculations. ;-)

I NEVER said your calculations were wrong, I merely agreed with you.

>
> > The data I provided was "13.1% of persons were raped by a spouse/ex
> > spouse/parent/other relative. Only a third were raped by a stranger."
> > Yet you are confused by who the remaining 53.9% might be. I'll give you
> > a clue. Is the guy who's lived next door to you for years and whose
> > home you have visited many times, is he your spouse/ex
> > spouse/parent/other relative or a stranger. If you answered none of the
> > above then you should be getting the picture. How about somebody you
> > know from work? Same deal, neither spouse/ex spouse/parent/other
> > relative or a stranger.
>
> Phil... some times you take this shit way too seriously.

Sorry, you seemed genuinely confused about a straightforward situation.
Having your query answered doesn't seem to pleased you very much.

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