Okay, well, as is my custom, I read Orson Scott Card's Ornery American article, which this/last week (it was date-lined the 11th, but didn't get released to the web until either today or yesterday) was on the topic of abortion, crime, and an emerging field of statistical analysis called Freakonomics. In this article, OSC discusses the book, as well as an application of the books ideas upon an aspect of society.
I recommend you go read it now, because I'm going to assume you did.
Go!
Okay, so, you've read it. Good, wasn't it? Well, if not, then, post a comment. If you agree, post anyway.
So, I agree with his analysis of the information, but since I really haven't examined the raw statistics, I can't comment upon anything but the logic of the analysis, and the logic is sound. So, the crime boom of the 70s and 80s was because of extra-marital and irresponsible sex, and the subsequent decline is because of abortion, which allowed this fetuses to be murdered before they came to term. Inadvertent policing through eugenics and murder.
Peace, but at what cost?
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
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