tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post1227921116675112291..comments2023-05-22T10:42:54.046-04:00Comments on 6th or 7th: YglesiologyEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-26495427003883435732011-01-12T15:25:06.969-05:002011-01-12T15:25:06.969-05:00It may be that I feel differently about "crim...It may be that I feel differently about "crime" than you do; see "A propos," above.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-47630160573065237572011-01-11T21:21:37.411-05:002011-01-11T21:21:37.411-05:00I'll play the contrarian to contrarians by ref...I'll play the contrarian to contrarians by referencing <a href="http://mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/TerrorAlertProofs.pdf" rel="nofollow">Using Terror Alert Levels to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime</a>. A book I recommend is Mark Kleiman's "When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment". My more sophisticated argument against Steve Pinker on why a lack of police might not be so bad is <a href="http://entitledtoanopinion.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/whats-going-on-in-that-noggin/#comment-1418" rel="nofollow">here</a>.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-6653485577747082672011-01-11T13:06:59.811-05:002011-01-11T13:06:59.811-05:00You're welcome and thanks, Jack.
Hmm, replace...You're welcome and thanks, Jack.<br /><br />Hmm, replace senators with sky robots...yes! Great idea. Because their armed guards wouldn't be airborne, so for security reasons the senators would have to remain grounded.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-90309516179728581802011-01-11T12:51:07.608-05:002011-01-11T12:51:07.608-05:00Thank you, Ethan.Thank you, Ethan.Jack Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-38765802613778509642011-01-11T10:54:12.015-05:002011-01-11T10:54:12.015-05:00Can't we simply eliminate the middle man &...Can't we simply eliminate the middle man & replace senators with sky robots? <br /><br />Oh, if only I took this stuff Seriously™.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.com