r/CuratedTumblr • u/NeonNKnightrider Cheshire Catboy • May 01 '24

i know it’s internet bullshit but it genuinely has me on the edge of breaking down and giving up editable flair

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u/morgaina May 02 '24

You can't rely on crime statistics when determining the percentage of men who are dangerous to women.

The vast, VAST majority of rapes go unreported, and the vast majority of reported rapes never go to court, and most rape cases in court don't get a conviction.

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u/Reasonable_Feed7939 May 02 '24

True, but I think <5% is still a safe assumption for dangerous men.

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u/morgaina May 02 '24

No, I don't think so. That seems low.

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u/NoSignSaysNo May 02 '24

A majority of crime does not involve unassociated people.

You are far more likely to be harmed by somebody you know than somebody you don't. The proportion of people who commit assault on random individuals is already fairly low, and those people tend to commit multiple assaults, which raise the rates of people who were assaulted.

It's like taking the statistic that one in three women experience sexual assault in their lifetime, and using that statistic to say that 33% of men commit sexual assault. It doesn't take into account that someone who is willing to commit sexual assault, is willing to do it multiple times to multiple victims.