Let's ask ChatGPT which is more likely to accurately measure crime trends shall we? Or do you not want me to do that, because you know it's going to say that I'm right. (View Post)

@williamglenn is being sarcastic. Bezos said the opposite. Fortunately, we have British Crime Survey data, so we know that what you posit - massive underreporting of rapes in the past - is real. (View Post)

Question: were more people raped by Catholic priests in the 1970s (when the reported level was zero) or now? (View Post)

Why do you think the British Crime Survey shows a sharp reduction in the number of rapes and sexual assaults in the last 20 years? (View Post)

It's not a silver bullet. But nothing is. Will it encourage *some* people to downsize? Yes. Will it also encourage more housebuildng, as the cost of a new home has just falled 7%? Yes. (View Post)