Re:The Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
by mcherm on Friday May 25, 2018 @10:29AM
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I hear someone invented a special light which is uncomfortably hot when it interacts with darker skin, but doesn't (usually) affect those who are fair-skinned.[1] Statistics show that locations that deploy these lights have fewer minor crimes.[2]
Do you think we should deploy these lights along with the squealers? If not, then why not -- what is different?
[1] Not actually true (thank goodness). Fictional example was created for illustrative purposes only.
[2] Not actually true (because the lights aren't real). But if they were real, this would almost certainly be true. Among other things, if you drive off a percentage of the population, then it decreases the number of people, and thus the number of crimes.
Do you think we should deploy these lights along with the squealers? If not, then why not -- what is different?
[1] Not actually true (thank goodness). Fictional example was created for illustrative purposes only.
[2] Not actually true (because the lights aren't real). But if they were real, this would almost certainly be true. Among other things, if you drive off a percentage of the population, then it decreases the number of people, and thus the number of crimes.