A few weeks ago i was walking my dog around 11pm, and a driver jokingly did a brake torque as we were crossing the street. He was maybe 3 feet away from us.
After yelling at each other, he threatened to kill me and my dog the next time he saw us. As I pulled my camera he peeled out and hurled a racial comment my way. Sadly, there was so much movement i couldnt get the plate, and i didnt get anything that happened before that on camera.
So I got a body cam to wear for all my walks. Unfortunately, this is not the only time people have been racist and threatened my life so I’m just tired of it and hoping it might encourage people to behave. Feels lame, but it does provide some comfort. Does anyone else do the same?
Which study is that?
I must have missed it.
Maybe there’s a miscommunication here, and my answer just now was a bit snarky so I apologize for that. I expected “Correlation does not imply causation” to be a reminder of common knowledge, an assumption that was apparently unfair for several people in the thread. You linked to a study, “Investigating the Link Between Gun Possession and Gun Assault.” I responded to that study with the- well, I suppose it was an essay. I used my response to justify the position that statistical correlation does not imply causal relationship, which I quoted the study as saying they couldn’t determine “reverse causality-” they couldn’t determine whether carrying a gun makes people get shot more, or whether people who are more likely to get shot are also more likely to carry a gun.
Does that answer your question?
Makes sense.
I assumed when you referred to a much larger study that you actually bothered to read you were referring to an actual study.