Ravenwood - 08/07/07 09:50 PM
The gun-ban group Violence Policy Center shows us how to do a study on $5 a day.
Florida ranks second in the country in the number of drive-by shootings, according to the Violence Police Center on Wednesday."Their study is not perfect." Understatement of the year.Fifty-seven drive-by shootings were reported by news organizations from July 2006 to December 2006 in the state of Florida.
According to the study, Florida ranks second only to California. Texas ranked third in the country.While it may sound disturbing, the way the data was collected is a bit controversial.
The Violence Policy Center used the Internet search engine Google to find stories with the term drive-by in them. However, not all reporters use the term drive-by in their stories.The Violence Policy Center said their study is not perfect, but hope it sparks discussion with policymakers.
They looked at only six months from July to December, and made this brilliant conclusion complete with a graph: "Drive-by shootings peaked in the month of July and continued to decline as the months turned colder."
But did anyone REALLY expect them to use facts and common sense to back up their drivel?
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