Comments on: Scary Missionary Article

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:15:54 +0000

Is “Pewman” the latest ID of Bill/George?

I’d love to see actual evidence of this supposed study into rapes by Eagle Scouts.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:35:21 +0000

“Mesa has a very high percentage of LDS compared to other places.”

Not compared to Utah where the incidence of rape is lower.

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:10:53 +0000

I believe Rick is correct.

“One of the possible reasons the study was looking at was if the LDS rules on sex were a factor in the rapes.”

Interesting, since rape is a violent crime and not a sexual one.

By: rick

rick — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:21:33 +0000

“Why would Canada have such a high rape index?”

Maybe because women actually REPORT the crime in Canada?
Part of these stats can be attributed to the victims perception of a chance at justice and the comfort level of reporting the crime.

That’s my impression anyway.
Maybe I’m just in denial…but I doubt it.

By: Pewman

Pewman — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:34:13 +0000

I lived in Arizona during the 80’s and research was being conducted to try and
determine the reasons why a higher percentage of Eagle Scouts in Mesa, Arizona were raping women compared to other parts of the country. Mesa has a very high percentage of LDS compared to other places.

One of the possible reasons the study was looking at was if the LDS rules on sex were a factor in the rapes.

I have been under the impression Canada was a liberal country. Why would Canada have such a high rape index? More than twice the USA.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:51:01 +0000

More missionary fun in Africa:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070221/ap_on_re_us/missionaries_abducted_nigeria

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:50:15 +0000

The latest rape PSA I watched in the US featured a very prominent actor, David Schwimmer. This has no relevance, however, in determining whether one place is more dangerous than another.

By: Tim J.

Tim J. — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:09:40 +0000

I’ve never seen a PSA about rape in the U.S. Not saying they don’t exist–but I do watch a lot of TV.

I also doubt a major movie star appeared in the U.S. PSA.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:50:30 +0000

So there are two components to the analysis.

Did a rape occur?
Was it reported?

That’s a tough one for the statistician. It’s pretty hard to get hard numbers for the second portion.

By: Bookslinger

Bookslinger — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:37:16 +0000

Nevermind, here it is:

Rapes per capita. Ostensibly, this is the number or _reported_ rapes, not the number of estimated rapes.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_rap_percap-crime-rapes-per-capita

(Re-stated to be per 100,000)

South Africa is #1:.. 119.5

Canada is #5:…….. 73.3

Zimbabwe is #7:…… 45.8
(Zimbabwe is the former Rhodesia)

United States is #9:. 30.1