Absolutely. I knew I was hopping off-Topic, and probably shouldn't have posted.Excaliber wrote:Victims of statistically smaller groups of offenders grouped by external characteristics are just as traumatized as those victimized by BG's in the mainstream. I think the key is not to look for a criminal profile based on age, ethnicity, or any other external factor. I advocate training to observe and respond to behaviors that are consistent with criminal activity. This picks up all practitioners, and keeps one from being blinded when their physical characteristics don't fit the profile of the majority of offenders.
I just accidentally came across those numbers while searching for the aggression data I mentioned, and I never fail to be a little staggered when I see them...not about profiling the likelihood of a possible assault, but by the fact that, if we want to reduce violence, it looks pretty obvious that all the money thrown at promoting gun control would be better directed at promoting effective parenting.
