On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:33:46 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:

> On 1/28/2011 10:54 AM, Darren New wrote:
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> I kind of agree with Darren here - this kind of citation is similar to
>>> the citations some people use to "disprove" global climate change.
>>
>> Or, to put it another way, "the plural of anecdote is not data."
>>
> And the rebuttal of a plausible theory is to present an alternate
> theory, not just claim that it can't be right.

Alternate theory, then:  Those who had committed violent crimes were 
either dead or in jail, and thus unable to commit more crimes.

Or they got past that "phase" of their lives and have gone on to become 
productive members of society.

Jim

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