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Originally Posted by rubecube
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But you know that there is a statistical flaw in this - Its even spelled out in the article (did you read the whole thing?)
“Most people do not report hate crimes to the police mainly because they don’t have faith that anything will come of it,” he said, adding the statistics for 2022 are likely to show an even greater increase.
So an increase in REPORTED hate crimes also can mean (does mean) more people are comfortable REPORTING them - This comes as people have faith that the system will actually do something about it.
It doesnt mean there are more hate crimes towards these groups then in the past. Just more being reported.
Do you honestly believe that things are worse for these groups today then in the past?
EDIT: One other statistical point - As more and more people are comfortable to come out as LBGTQ+ more crimes will be classified as hate crimes against these people that in the past wouldn't have. Maybe violence by this small group of hate criminals is is increasing - The article does say almost all the hate crimes are repeat offenders - And yes 100% these people should be prosecuted to the fullest extend on the law.
But small group of criminal outliers doesn't mean Canada is turning into Russia (Or Uganda)