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Re:Uber's predatory pricing is undermining public transit an... by WillPostForFood on Friday December 16, 2016 @11:31PM (#13199216)
No it doesn't; he didn't say most individuals with psychiatric disorders are violent. He said they are more violent than people with non-psychiatric disorders, which the article supports (especially if they also have a substance abuse problem).
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Re:Uber's predatory pricing is undermining public transit an... by wheelerwj on Saturday December 17, 2016 @12:01AM (#13199309)
everyone with substance abuse problems are more violent. correlation is not causation.
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Re:Uber's predatory pricing is undermining public transit an... by WillPostForFood on Saturday December 17, 2016 @02:43AM (#13199771)
First, no, that is not true. Second, no one is trying to prove causation here, so it is irrelevant. Third, the existence of more violence is enough to justify avoidance, so causes and correlations can be left to policy makers and sociologists.
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