Shaw Lewis comments: I have noticed that when K-12 schooling is out, homicides with young people go up, fast.
This seems to me, too vague and an unsupported to be a valid assertion. Define young people. If it is meant that young people are under the age of 18 then the theory could be tied back to K-12 schooling, if and only if those school-age young people involved were still enrolled in school. Do homicides with young people include suspects, not just victims? What are we comparing the alleged increasing rate of homicides with young people? What is fast? What time period for comparison? Statements such as these contribute to the body of discourse that influences public policy. Public policy should be supported by fact, not by anecdotal evidence. Gregory Reinhardt Excelsior REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
