Comments on: Today in obvious college football sociology http://www.wearethepostmen.com/2008/01/17/today-in-obvious-college-football-sociology/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: snissen http://www.wearethepostmen.com/2008/01/17/today-in-obvious-college-football-sociology/#comment-48451 snissen Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:56:50 +0000 http://www.wearethepostmen.com/2008/01/17/today-in-obvious-college-football-sociology/#comment-48451 Sorry to get ubergeeky, but this is a classic case of saying that correlation proves causation. I would bet my life savings (which isn't saying that much) that crime increases proportional to the number of people commingling at outdoor (and to some degree indoor) public events. I.e. how much does crime go up during nights during monster truck rallies, NASCAR races, other popular college and pro sports events, car shows, rock festivals, etc.? I bet, weighted for the average attendance at each event, crime is similarly raised each time such an event happens. Sorry to get ubergeeky, but this is a classic case of saying that correlation proves causation.

I would bet my life savings (which isn’t saying that much) that crime increases proportional to the number of people commingling at outdoor (and to some degree indoor) public events. I.e. how much does crime go up during nights during monster truck rallies, NASCAR races, other popular college and pro sports events, car shows, rock festivals, etc.? I bet, weighted for the average attendance at each event, crime is similarly raised each time such an event happens.

]]> By: Ben Winters http://www.wearethepostmen.com/2008/01/17/today-in-obvious-college-football-sociology/#comment-48407 Ben Winters Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:24:39 +0000 http://www.wearethepostmen.com/2008/01/17/today-in-obvious-college-football-sociology/#comment-48407 My name is Ben Winters and I want to know why you were not my friend Freshmen year in the dorms? My name is Ben Winters and I want to know why you were not my friend Freshmen year in the dorms?

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