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nycfan said:


“…GORKA: No ... when you concentrate at mass shootings at schools, specifically Christian or Catholic schools, then the data set is different

KEILAR: When you look at 32 school shootings since 2020, only 3 of them committed by transgender shooters

GORKA: Forgive me if I don't go with CNN's stats

KEILAR: It's simple math…”
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Simple math is 3/32=.09. So 9% of those school shootings were committed by transgender shooters. Transgender people make up 0.8% of the population. That is statistically significant.
 
ZZLPHeels said:
Simple math is 3/32=.09. So 9% of those school shootings were committed by transgender shooters. Transgender people make up 0.8% of the population. That is statistically significant.
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1. Almost all school shooters are young. 5% of people under 30 identify as trans or nonbinary — About 5% of young adults in the U.S. say their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth

2. That said, I do think the number of trans/nonbinary school shooters recently is significant, whether statistically or not. A reasonable debate could be had about why that is. Trans people are more likely to suffer from mental illnesses that could manifest in violent tendencies (and no, transgenderism itself does not fit that category for multiple reasons). Trans people are also immensely more likely to be bullied, marginalized, and physically and emotionally harmed. There is never an excuse for violence, but one thing all of us could do to help is make sure we’re giving trans people the respect and support they deserve.
 
lawtig02 said:
1. Almost all school shooters are young. 5% of people under 30 identify as trans or nonbinary — About 5% of young adults in the U.S. say their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth

2. That said, I do think the number of trans/nonbinary school shooters recently is significant, whether statistically or not. A reasonable debate could be had about why that is. Trans people are more likely to suffer from mental illnesses that could manifest in violent tendencies (and no, transgenderism itself does not fit that category for multiple reasons). Trans people are also immensely more likely to be bullied, marginalized, and physically and emotionally harmed. There is never an excuse for violence, but one thing all of us could do to help is make sure we’re giving trans people the respect and support they deserve.
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I agree on both counts. I'm not trying to come after transgender people. But if you (not you, but the person in the tweet posted above) are going to bring out numbers to argue with someone you better be sure that you fully understand what those numbers mean.
 
ZZLPHeels said:
I agree on both counts. I'm not trying to come after transgender people. But if you (not you, but the person in the tweet posted above) are going to bring out numbers to argue with someone you better be sure that you fully understand what those numbers mean.
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Fair, but the fact Gorka did not respond with your observation, but instead a blanket, inaccurate attack on transgenderism writ large, seems to me to be the most important part of that exchange.
 
nycfan said:


“…GORKA: No ... when you concentrate at mass shootings at schools, specifically Christian or Catholic schools, then the data set is different

KEILAR: When you look at 32 school shootings since 2020, only 3 of them committed by transgender shooters

GORKA: Forgive me if I don't go with CNN's stats

KEILAR: It's simple math…”
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Why would ANY reputable journalistic network, publication, or website interview Gorka?
 
ZZLPHeels said:
Simple math is 3/32=.09. So 9% of those school shootings were committed by transgender shooters. Transgender people make up 0.8% of the population. That is statistically significant.
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Is it? Did you run a sensitivity analysis? What variables did include in your regression? What were your error bars?
 
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