6%: Please Learn to Math- I am surprised. I thought this side was men's issues for women or appropriation but this was unexpected.

adlibitum · 2011-07-11T16:16:59+00:00

As a woman who was actually really raped, I wish I'd known that the odds were more in my favor than against it. Even the police told me that my odds of getting a conviction were low enough that they didn't recommend pursuing it.

2011-07-11T14:49:06+00:00

Spreading the 6% lie helps rapists.

Yeah, but it also helps the feminists consolidate more power, so they don't give a shit.

adlibitum · 2011-07-11T16:12:52+00:00

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rantgrrl · 2011-07-12T03:40:15+00:00

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GiskardReventlov · 2011-07-11T14:59:15+00:00

In other words, it isn’t that “10% of all rapes are reported and of those 6% end in conviction” (so 0.6% of all rapes end in conviction), it’s that “10% of all rapes are reported and 6% of all rapes end in conviction” — i.e., that 6%/10% = 60% of all reported rapes end in conviction. This is two orders of magnitude higher than the misconception trope.

For an article talking about innumeracy, this is pretty ironic. It's only one order of magnitude off.

EDIT: Oh, nevermind. I misread what he was saying. He's actually fine. Downvoting myself now.

Title	6%: Please Learn to Math- I am surprised. I thought this side was men's issues for women or appropriation but this was unexpected.
Author	thetrollking
Upvotes	15
Comments	11
Date	July 11, 2011 2:06 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/imeuj/6_please_learn_to_math_i_am_surprised_i_thought/
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