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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Do you read what you are replying to? The PPs are worried about what's going to happen, not what has already happened. If we are worried about a general trend, the crime statistics don't warrant such fears, therefore having those fears are irrational. I agree that when something bad happens to someone on an anecdotal basis, the impact is severe and significant to that individual, but we as a group of [b]Americans should not make policy based on anecdotes[/b]. [/quote]

Americans should not make policy based on anecdotes. But, even more, Americans should not make policy based on negative and false stereotypes. As you note, the posters here describing their individual fears are worried about the future. The future is not represented in statistics. Maybe the posters' fears will turn out to be unfounded. But, at this point neither you nor I know if that will be the case. However, having a number of unfounded negative stereotypes being promoted by a leading presidential candidate and being used as the basis of policy proposals does nothing to alleviate such fears. Obviously, it does the contrary.
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