New L.A. gun control law proposed

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I was talking about the article that aficionado linked to. The post you replied to related to that.

[Danno 1,228]

Yeah, you got me Danno.

There is no race that is predisposed to break the law, it is that simple.

Thats better.

Now tell us how: men are no more predisposed than women to break the law.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

How does one measure "predisposition"

[Peikko 1,575]

There is no gender that is predisposed to break the law.

[DeadPoolX 9]

How does one measure "predisposition"

Well... there have been studies that suggest men commit more violent crime than women. These same studies say that men are more likely to commit overt acts, such as beatings, knifing or shootings. Women, on the other hand, use more covert methods, such as poison.

I suppose it depends how we define "violence." I don't give a whole lot of credence to these studies, however. Maybe some men and women are more "predisposed" to doing this, but it's hardly indicative of an entire gender, race or nationality.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

How does one measure "predisposition"

Well... there have been studies that suggest men commit more violent crime than women. These same studies say that men are more likely to commit overt acts, such as beatings, knifing or shootings. Women, on the other hand, use more covert methods, such as poison.

I suppose it depends how we define "violence." I don't give a whole lot of credence to these studies, however. Maybe some men and women are more "predisposed" to doing this, but it's hardly indicative of an entire gender, race or nationality.

Studies like that measure outcomes not predisposition. Its inferred perhaps.

Edited February 16, 2009 by Paul Daniels

[Danno 1,228]

There is no gender that is predisposed to break the law.

Are we playing with words here MC?

Predisposed : Inclined/ liable

This make-believe reality you live in, is a prime example of my quote below.

[Peikko 1,575]

I am not playing with words at all. There is nothing inherent in either gender or race that 'makes' someone commit a crime. If you look at statistics and infer the opposite then you have barked up the wrong tree.

[Danno 1,228]

I am not playing with words at all. There is nothing inherent in either gender or race that 'makes' someone commit a crime. If you look at statistics and infer the opposite then you have barked up the wrong tree.

No one claimed : "either gender or race that 'makes' someone commit a crime."

To believe this would make EVERY man a criminal.

No one suggested that...

Nice try though.

[Peikko 1,575]

Why do you suppose 'makes' is in inverted commas? I think you are getting confused.

It's quite simple, there is nothing in the genetic make up that comprises either gender or race that predisposes a particular group to commit crime.