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Re:Chelsea Manning released from prison by DamnYuppie on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:15AM (#14358605)
Can you please provide some data to support this? I am unaware of any crime statistic that has transgender as an attribute. It is very easy to make broad sweeping statements like yours but to be taken seriously the majority of people prefer data to support those accusations.
Re:Chelsea Manning released from prison by ceejayoz on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:21AM (#14358668)
https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html

> Statistics documenting transgender people's experience of sexual violence indicate shockingly high levels of sexual abuse and assault. One in two transgender individuals are sexually abused or assaulted at some point in their lives. Some reports estimate that transgender survivors may experience rates of sexual assault up to 66 percent, often coupled with physical assaults or abuse. This indicates that the majority of transgender individuals are living with the aftermath of trauma and the fear of possible repeat victimization.

Re:Chelsea Manning released from prison by ovet on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:59AM (#14359053)
Heres a good article https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/16/us/hate-crime...

It should be noted that Trans people aren't yet fully covered over hate crime laws so they get lumped in with general LGBT stats. This should change contingent on if the murder in Texas gets successfully prosecuted as a hate crime

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/us-hate-crime-law-tran...

Re:Chelsea Manning released from prison by pyre on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:36AM (#14358805)
While demanding data isn't necessarily a bad thing, you can take it overboard. If you state that the world is round, and I demand that you back up your claim with data, am I not being a bit ridiculous?
Re:Chelsea Manning released from prison by andrepd on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:44AM (#14358883)
I don't think this is obvious at all. At least it isn't for me. It's a bit ridiculous to get so defensive and compare it to asking for evidence the world is round.
Re:Chelsea Manning released from prison by stupidhn on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:00AM (#14359063)
>While demanding data isn't necessarily a bad thing, you can take it overboard.

You can do what you want, but don't expect people to believe your arguments if you aren't willing to support them. "It's obvious" isn't an argument.

Re:Chelsea Manning released from prison by algesten on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:21AM (#14358667)
https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html

first that came up when searching for it.