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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (84736)12/19/2011 12:07:25 PM
From: Maurice Winn1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 218088
 
Silly statistics, not sad ones: < By age 18, about 16 percent to 27 percent of teenagers have been picked up by police, according to a study released today in the journal Pediatrics. >

It can't be "about 16% to 27%". It is a particular number. They should write "about 23%" or, since their data is so hopeless, use a round number such as "about 20%" or "about 10%".

What does "picked up" mean? I have been stopped and questioned by police at least twice that I can think of, [out on the streets] apart from harassment at airports by customs officers [who are police by another name].

Part of growing up is figuring out how the world works. It's unsurprising that lots of youngsters bump up against the fences. It would be a pathetic place if youngsters were not curious enough to explore and of course, in exploring, they'll go wrong often enough. Which is not to say they would be criminal. So many rules are totally arbitrary victimless "crimes" that it's not possible to guess that something would be wrong by using tests such as "does this do harm to anyone?" If the answer is "No", it doesn't mean it's legal.

These days, everything is illegal unless specifically approved, in which case it's compulsory.

Of course children will break such idiotic rules.

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