Is the NYPD About to Start Ticketing More Cyclists Due to a Mathematical Error?
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Re: Is the NYPD About to Start Ticketing More Cyclists Due to a Mathematical Error?
#2It's not a mathematical error when the number is completely fabricated to justify a policy change. That's just lying.
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#3Big data does not mean big lies. If you make policy based on analyzing data you should be required to show your work.
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#4It's not a mathematical error when the number is completely fabricated to justify a policy change. That's just lying.
It's not really a policy change though is it? Aren't they enforcing laws that cyclists previously were breaking with impunity? I would like them to show their work too, but I don't really see the policy conspiracy angle to this.
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#5Even if the numbers are completely made up, I'm not going to be outraged that police decided to enforce laws that cyclists need to be abiding by anyway.
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#6It's not a mathematical error when the number is completely fabricated to justify a policy change. That's just lying.
It's not really a policy change though is it? Aren't they enforcing laws that cyclists previously were breaking with impunity? I would like them to show their work too, but I don't really see the policy conspiracy angle to this.
Exactly. No policies are changing. They're just putting more resources into enforcing existing laws.
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#7Doesn't appear to be any flawed math here... just flawed PR. Not like somebody missed a decimal point.
Based on my comprehensive understanding (watched The Wire and read articles), made up stats and policing are old buddies.
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#8It's not a mathematical error when the number is completely fabricated to justify a policy change. That's just lying.
It's not really a policy change though is it? Aren't they enforcing laws that cyclists previously were breaking with impunity? I would like them to show their work too, but I don't really see the policy conspiracy angle to this.
It's not like police are an inexhaustible resource.
Resources allocated in one realm means a dip in another. Using bad stats to justify a reallocation should be alarming to local residents.
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#9It's not a mathematical error when the number is completely fabricated to justify a policy change. That's just lying.
It's not really a policy change though is it? Aren't they enforcing laws that cyclists previously were breaking with impunity? I would like them to show their work too, but I don't really see the policy conspiracy angle to this.
Policy is not the same as law. A police department can have a policy on how to distribute resources....
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#10Even if the numbers are completely made up, I'm not going to be outraged that police decided to enforce laws that cyclists need to be abiding by anyway.
It's about the opportunity cost. What other thing could the police be doing instead of giving traffic tickets to cyclists? After all, the best case outcome of doing so is to reduce pedestrian injuries from 1 per year to 0 per year, which isn't much of a benefit. 16000 people were injured and 178 killed by cars in NYC in 2013. That's a much richer hunting ground for police activity.